Some Scientists Suggest Extraterrestrials are Mining Asteroids

Some Scientists Suggest Extraterrestrials are Mining Asteroids
April 9, 2011
Jeff Stefko
Suite 101

While scientific researchers are trying to prove the theory that ETs are mining asteroids, US's NASA is planning to send a manned mission to one of them.

A news item on April 6, 2011 proclaimed that some scientists postulated ETs are mining asteroids. These are also called minor planets and planetoids because they’re composed of much of the same matter as planets; however they’re a lot smaller. These revolve around the Sun, not a planet, as moons do. There are organizations that have been trying to discover galactic alien life forms, ETs, for years using different methods. Some scientists have proposed looking for evidence that ETs are mining asteroids.
Scientists Theorize ETs are Mining Asteroids

Duncan Forgan, Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Edinburgh, and Martin Elvis PhD, Astrophysicist from the Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, theorize that signs of mining should be easy to find because this would create a lot of dust. Mining would produce effects that should be detected from earth. Scientists are aware of the specific ratio of elements found in asteroids’ debris belts. They should be able to see these belts where this ratio is different using spectroscopy. Large-scale mining would result in vast amounts of dust that would absorb heat from the sun and produce a thermal image. Forgan and Elvis claim that finding all of these signs raises the possibility of indicating ETs’ existence; however they admitted that they occur naturally and their recommendations increase the chance of finding alien life forms. The duo wrote that because natural phenomena can produce effects that appear to be caused by mining, observing these is not conclusive that ETs exist. They indicate that further research employing other techniques is needed.
The Center for SETI Research’s Quest for ETs

According to members, the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence is an exploratory science that seeks evidence for alien life forms in the universe by looking for some sign of their technology. Finding evidence of other technologically developed civilizations requires much work. The organization continues to develop signal-processing technology, using it to search for signals from ETs. From 1994 - 2004, the Center was funded entirely by donations from people and grants from private foundations. In 2005, a NASA grant was awarded for work on signal detection for the Allen Telescope Array.

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