With a Second Repeating Radio Burst, Astronomers Close in on an Explanation

Re:With a Second Repeating Radio Burst, Astronomers Close in... by wallace_f on Sunday April 07, 2019 @05:40AM (#19595803)

An earth could a few hundred LY from us we might not be able to detect it(1).

I guess maybe the silence is because of such threats out there.

1-https://www.centauri-dreams.org/2012/05/31/is-our-civilizati...

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Re:With a Second Repeating Radio Burst, Astronomers Close in... by sbmthakur on Sunday April 07, 2019 @06:03AM (#19595871)

I haven't read the linked article completely. But I think unless we're able to manipulate our Sun's mass or luminosity, it will be extremely difficult to make our civilization difficult.

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Re:With a Second Repeating Radio Burst, Astronomers Close in... by dmix on Sunday April 07, 2019 @06:51AM (#19596023)

s/difficult/detectable ?

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Re:With a Second Repeating Radio Burst, Astronomers Close in... by sbmthakur on Sunday April 07, 2019 @10:08AM (#19596855)

Thanks. Can't edit anymore.

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Re:With a Second Repeating Radio Burst, Astronomers Close in... by sbmassey on Sunday April 07, 2019 @11:53AM (#19597558)

"it will be extremely detectable to make our civilization difficult."?

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Re:With a Second Repeating Radio Burst, Astronomers Close in... by wallace_f on Sunday April 07, 2019 @11:15AM (#19597279)

I dont know why people are downvoting this.

Virtually every single creature on earth has defense mechanisms against others. Stealth, evasion are very common among the life we know--why would that be so likely to be different for alien life?

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