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Post by auntym on Jun 28, 2011 21:42:40 GMT -6
www.guardian.co.uk/science/2011/jun/27/alien-encounters-twenty-years-russian-astronomerguardian.co.uk, Monday 27 June 2011 Alien encounters 'within twenty years'A top Russian astronomer say he expects humans to encounter extraterrestrial civilisations within the next two decades
Alien civilisations wil be discovered within two decades, according to a top Russian astronomer. Photograph: -/AFP/Getty Images Russian scientists expect humanity to encounter alien civilisations within the next two decades, a top Russian astronomer said on Monday. "The genesis of life is as inevitable as the formation of atoms ... Life exists on other planets and we will find it within 20 years," said Andrei Finkelstein, director of the Russian Academy of Sciences' Applied Astronomy Institute, according to the Interfax news agency. Speaking at an international forum dedicated to the search for extraterrestrial life, Finkelstein said 10% of the known planets circling suns in the galaxy resemble Earth. If water can be found there, then so can life, he said, adding that aliens would most likely resemble humans with two arms, two legs and a head. "They may have different colour skin, but even we have that," he said. TO CONTINUE READING CLICK ON ABOVE LINK
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Post by Deleted on Jun 29, 2011 4:13:21 GMT -6
A Russian scientist predicting that we will make contact with aliens within the next 20 years huh?
Hmm...
What scientific information does he base his prediction on?
Fossils of little tiny alien organisms found in rocks?
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I think Madam Cleo's tarot card readings should be given more credibility than this guy's prediction... ~rolls eyes~
Note: Not that I am against Tarot cards or their readers... after all... I am one... but Madam Cleo was proven to be a scam-artist and went to jail... so I'm using her as the bad example here.
Now... if only the local weather dudes can predict the weather correctly... after that happens... (or after hell freezes over... whichever comes first...) perhaps we can move on to such things as how long we have to wait for aliens to contact us... ~smirk~
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Post by auntym on Jun 29, 2011 22:20:51 GMT -6
www.openminds.tv/russian-seti-symposium-724/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitterRussian scientists meet to discuss extraterrestrial civilizations Alejandro Rojas | Jun 29, 2011 The Russian Institute of Applied Astronomy in St. Petersburg (image credit: The Russian Institute of Applied Astronomy) This week Russian scientists have been meeting to figure out how to get in touch with the extraterrestrial civilizations they believe are out there. The Russian Institute of Applied Astronomy in St. Petersburg is hosting the third symposium on Searching for Life Signatures. The conference started June 27 and runs until the 30th.
The welcome speech has already made worldwide headlines. Director of the Russian Academy of Sciences’ Applied Astronomy Institute, Dr. Andrey Finkelstein, stated that aliens could possibly look like us, with two arms, two legs and a head, and that we will probably come into contact with them within the next 20 years. Most of the news reports tend to include the perspective that Dr. Finklstein may be a little too optimistic. The symposium isn’t just about making bold statements, but also coming up with more aggressive tactics to help Dr. Finklestein’s theory come true. The second welcome address was by Dr. Claudio Maccone of Italy. He is the International Academy of Astronautics’ director of scientific space exploration and in 2002 was awarded the Giordano Bruno Award by the SETI League for his efforts to establish a radio observatory on the far side of the moon. The efforts for such a project are still underway. In fact Maccone also gave a speech the next day on the importance of the United Nations protecting the far side of the moon, securing it for scientific purposes. TO CONTINUE READING CLICK ON ABOVE LINK
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Post by Deleted on Aug 15, 2011 19:46:19 GMT -6
call it "gut instinct", but something tells me that my grandchildren will live to see the day that planet earth will be communicating with at least one other e.t. civilization, and possibly a visit with undeniable full disclosure. I just hope it is done the right way from both sides.
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Post by lois on Aug 16, 2011 23:10:24 GMT -6
call it "gut instinct", but something tells me that my grandchildren will live to see the day that planet earth will be communicating with at least one other e.t. civilization, and possibly a visit with undeniable full disclosure. I just hope it is done the right way from both sides. Cliff.. My instints also. This is why I have told them about my encounters so they won't be so surprised. But more like my grandma told me so, what else is new? ;D
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Post by orionpath on Aug 17, 2011 9:28:04 GMT -6
Very good parenting, Lois. I hope that one day they will have an early childhood program in our schools. They will need some trained teachers, good ones.
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Post by lois on Aug 17, 2011 11:45:31 GMT -6
Orionpath.. Yes . . One thing I have to say, they believe their Grandma One Grandson has me go over it eveytime I see him which is not very often . He does not live in my state. He is 14 now and has heard this since he was four.. Afraid this will never be taught in schools. At least I won't see it..
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Post by Deleted on Aug 20, 2011 19:37:09 GMT -6
No guarantees that we will be in residence on Earth a week from now let alone 20 years....why would anyone go out on some limb and say yep..we'll have alien encounters in 20 years..when actually..if they'd listen..we have them now.
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