“Planets can create nuclear power on their own, naturally, without any intelligence or technology. Earth already did: 1.7 billion years ago.” 👀
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Ethan Siegel
Why nuclear reactions on an exoplanet won’t imply alien life
Someday, intelligent aliens will invent nuclear reactors, producing a characteristic antineutrino signature.
But detecting those antineutrinos won't necessarily mean aliens.
Here's why.
bigthink.com/starts-with-...
#space #physics
Someday, intelligent aliens will invent nuclear reactors, producing a characteristic antineutrino signature.
But detecting those antineutrinos won't necessarily mean aliens.
Here's why.
bigthink.com/starts-with-...
#space #physics
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