PhD Candidate in Astronomy and Astrophysics, Penn State
Macy Huston studies stars, planets, and the search for extraterrestrial life. They work on the theory of and search for technosignatures, or signs of technology of nonhuman origin. They also study the distributions of stars and planets in the Milky Way galaxy.
Signatures of alien technology could be how humanity first finds extraterrestrial life
Oct 24, 2022 17:31 pm UTC| Science
If an alien were to look at Earth, many human technologies from cell towers to fluorescent light bulbs could be a beacon signifying the presence of life. We are two astronomers who work on the search for...
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