Tweedledee Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 Horizon: Strange Signals from Outer Space! - 9.00pm The scientists scouring the universe for signs of extraterrestrial life, including the film researchers at the Green Bank Telescope searching for radio signals from 'Tabby's Star', a star so mysterious some scientists believe it might be surrounded by a Dyson Sphere - a vast energy collector built by advanced aliens. The film also features the 2006 discovery by husband and wife team Duncan Lorimer and Maura McLaughlin of an enigmatic signal from space, known as a fast radio burst, and its subsequent explanations philjay, Bottletopburly, Smithysteve and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smithysteve Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 Nice one Pete! Sounds intriguing! ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtastro Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 Sounds like a must watch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seamaster Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 Tabbys Star can't have a Dyson sphere as it was destroyed in Star Trek TNG (Season 6 Episode 4 "Relics") Tweedledee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bottletopburly Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 Nice heads up ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweedledee Posted May 16, 2017 Author Share Posted May 16, 2017 5 hours ago, Seamaster said: Tabbys Star can't have a Dyson sphere as it was destroyed in Star Trek TNG (Season 6 Episode 4 "Relics") Nah! Different time line. This really is a Dyson Sphere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Ibbo Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 Having just watched this I cannot help thinking that they could easily have the same relevant content in 30 minutes. Have drone will use it etc etc Grumps off back to my cave. Smithysteve and Big Al 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seamaster Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 I agree, 30 minutes of real content padded out with pointless and irrelevant footage. Still, an enjoyable and interesting program. However, any race technologically advanced enough to be capable of building a Dyson sphere would know about us way before we knew about them. Therefore if we haven't heard from them it begs the question..."why not"? Either they are aware and don't care or are already "dealing" with us or that somehow being able to build a DS doesn't necessarily mean they have cracked the conundrum of FTL travel or interstellar communication in "real time"? Perhaps they found us ages ago, say 50,000 years ago, sent a signal (or a ship) and it may arrive any time now??? Oh dear my head just popped!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philjay Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 I watched some of it, got bored and fell asleep. A typical dumbed down and padded BBC prog where they weren't really trying IMHO Smithysteve 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtastro Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 Interesting but unconvincing...I started to drop off too and I watched it this morning :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smithysteve Posted May 18, 2017 Share Posted May 18, 2017 It's an intriguing subject and I feel we are working steadily towards finding extraterrestrial life. Any life found elsewhere will be an incredible event with profound outcomes. Finding intelligent life capable of sending radio waves strong enough for our current technology to see is going to be a tough nut to crack! This tv program abounded with suspense and spooky music but little substance... one still has to watch though to see where we are at! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Al Posted May 18, 2017 Share Posted May 18, 2017 Never heard the Fermi Paradox mentioned once... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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