Calling Outer Space
This term GATE students are looking at why we have not been contacted by aliens! If we assume there are other life forms out there, why have they not made themselves known to us? What do they see when they observe us? Are we a planet that invites others in, either through our environment, or our humanity? Groups have been tasked with answering this question. They have also worked to create an advertisement suitable for advertising Earth. Here are some examples of their work:
The Navigator Centre
By Sophie, Callum and Max
By Forbes, Ayden and Alyssa
By Kelsey, Eric and Jacob
And have a look at this article from November 17th, just goes to show we aren't the only ones thinking about this...maybe they would like our ads to broadcast!
Britain joins new hunt for E.T.
Scientists embark on 'truly awe-inspiring' six-year mission to boldly look for extra-terrestrial life
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6:55AM GMT 16 Mar 2014
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Britain has signed up to a space mission to hunt for extra terrestrial life on planets outside the Solar System.
The European Space Agency’s Plato project will see a huge observatory launched into space to seek out Earth-like planets in habitable zones which could sustain life.
The mission was described as 'truly awe-inspiring’ by science minister David Willetts who this week pledged £25 million to the project.
“Space-based observatories have shown that rocky planets very much like Earth are almost certainly common in the Galaxy,” said Mr Willetts.
“Plato is a mission to find and understand these planets and in particular to assess their potential for hosting extra terrestrial life.
Kahurangi
By Christopher and Max
By Axis and Flynn
Calling outer space!!
Why aliens haven't called us.
Why have aliens not called us yet? One reason is that they may not have found us. Another, they might not be able to call us yet. But maybe, they haven't called because of us. Maybe they haven't called because they don't want us to lash out at them, like we do whenever we don't know something. Maybe they don't want a galactic war. They may not want our viruses and pollution, and they don't want us to rip apart their planet as well. The wars, the plagues, the death, these are all the things that may be dissuading aliens from revealing their existence to us.
