Daz Type-R Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 :facepalm: :facepalm: :facepalm: :facepalm: http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/34540449/bizarre-star-may-suggest-existence-of-alien-civilisation-say-scientists tuckstar 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astronigel Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 (edited) Lol.. "this looked like something you would expect an alien civilization to build." What is that above statement based on... The death star in star wars ?? Edited October 15, 2015 by Astronigel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAZ Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 Can you imagine the amount of mass these things have, having the resources to even contemplate moving that amount of material around would be phenomenal. Far easier and cheaper to just clear off and find somewhere else if you have that technology at hand. It's going to be a bunch of rocks which for what ever reason have not made it to planet stage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 Statements like these just give astronomers a bad name. He should know better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheila Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 would have thought they would not even have put it on the bbc, they should be better than that Big Al 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuckstar Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 (edited) I read this article which had a bit more detail. Prehaps better written. One thing is for sure something interesting is going on around that star. And someone is spending alot of money to find out. Why not huge structures, i know its far fetched but it's long been accepted that if we could harness the suns energy more efficiently with some sort of solar barge we would. http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/10/15/nasa-kepler-space-telescope-life-aliens/73994556/ Edited October 16, 2015 by tuckstar Smithysteve 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smithysteve Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 Ok, headlines like this make most scientists and astronomers cringe! Generally it's the media that seize upon and sensationalise any scraps of data that mention aliens etc. There are several mentions about star KIC 8462852 on the Internet and most of it is matter of fact stuff... The news is certainly intriguing and sensibly, SETI etc should look closer at this area! You never know! If advanced alien intelligent life is leeching power from a star, using a 'donut' sphere of energy gathering satellites, then it may be possible to detect evidence of such. Or it may be as we suspect, that it is just rocks, debris from colliding planets etc... But we have to look see! NASA, SETI, scientists and astronomers are spending billions of dollars to search for signs of life elsewhere in the universe. This seems a logical step! We are sending spacecraft to other planets, moons comets... We develop all manner of telescopes and probes to look for potential life bearing exoplanets... We agree with all this... We make hundreds of movies and tv programmes about space travel etc... We are primed, conditioned and ready for the inevitable news that ET is out there! The logical thing is to assume our planet is not the only place with any form of life, so no-one really scoffs at this search for alien life any more, we accept it as the next logical step in our species development. So it is natural in this modern environment to assume it's only a matter of time before we start to make some progress and find some evidence... But I guess, because of the vast distances involved in space, we will find it difficult to prove beyond doubt, and certainly never be able accept any form of evidence of life elsewhere, unless we find it in our own solar system, or ultimately, it decides to come and visit us first!!! BAZ and tuckstar 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuckstar Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 It's not Krikket is it!! Allan the Plumber 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan the Plumber Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 They're in the process of making a Dyson Sphere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Ibbo Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 somebody is "B" arking up the wrong tree tuckstar and Big Al 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astronigel Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 Have you seen the statue of Buddha on mars yet ?? 😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+seven_legs Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 If it's true then they would of been well aware of us for many years and are on the way. So lock up your daughters and hide the silver ware Astronigel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astronigel Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 "No one would of believed, that" those war of the worlds tripods were Buddhist... http://www.catchnews.com/lite/ufo-alien-evidence-mars-nasa-image-buddha-statue-1445002026.html They just dont strike me as Buddhist... 😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz Type-R Posted October 16, 2015 Author Share Posted October 16, 2015 FFS..... This is what damage unsubstantiated claims like this can do, I never, ever see any thing scientific on my Face Ache feed but guess what has just made an appearance, "scientists have found evidence of alien mega structures" I kid you not...... People are do gulable it's ridiculous. I think as a species we are doomed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweedledee Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 I blame the yanks. I read somewhere that according to a recent poll, 51% of americans have been abducted by aliens! However you choose to interpret that statistic, it is scary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astronigel Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 I blame the yanks. I read somewhere that according to a recent poll, 51% of americans have been abducted by aliens! Be great if they started to keep them 😊 tuckstar 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAZ Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 It does make you wonder, I suspect that not only are people gullible, but some are just led by others who brain wash them. This does seem to be more prevalent across the pond. The waco siege, Jones town massacre and so on are where vulnerable people are led by megalomaniacs. Here's one that proves the point nicely I think that people are not always rational. http://www.theflatearthsociety.org/cms/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+seven_legs Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 This seems to have coincided with the new x-files series which has just started or is about to start lol. "Scully fetch me that kipper!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M. Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 (edited) This is old news, just think of the tech these 'aliens' have now Edited October 17, 2015 by M__ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAZ Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 It gets worse. http://www.express.co.uk/news/science/612531/Did-parallel-universe-open-up-Hundreds-see-floating-city-filmed-in-skies-above-China Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xanthic Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 It gets worse. http://www.express.co.uk/news/science/612531/Did-parallel-universe-open-up-Hundreds-see-floating-city-filmed-in-skies-above-China That looks like the normal smog in Beijing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+seven_legs Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 Or outside the city hospital, where all the staff are having a crafty cigarette break lol M. and BAZ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M. Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 VW testing factory. +seven_legs, Werisit and tuckstar 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuckstar Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 Everyone's having a look. https://www.aavso.org/aavso-alert-notice-532 Smithysteve 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smithysteve Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 Hi Andy, this is very interesting... People are taking the data very seriously! Is this star really a one off? If so, it would be highly unusual... Obviously more to come on this matter... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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