'Mathematically perfect' star system being investigated for potential alien tech

Post by barkingcat » Thu, Feb 29, 2024, 1:17 AM UTC

Etherlord87 wrote: post #274

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"Why would aliens expend the enormous energy required to engineer this" Is a very similar answer to why humans would make microprocessors out of logic gates. I'm in school for digital design at the moment, and stuff like oscillators and frequency dividers are at the very base/root of almost all electronic circuits. One guess could be that alignments of planets in specific ways could be used to generate specific impul…

Or maybe, instead of using radio or a golden disc, the aliens decided to synchronize planets of some system (not necessarily theirs), in order to try to communicate intelligent life using the gravitational waves, so the message can reach much further - maybe even to other universes (there are various theories, that we might communicate with other universes in the multiverse using gravity, or maybe with the previous u…

Post by gtirloni » Thu, Feb 29, 2024, 1:41 AM UTC

Gooblebrai wrote: post #271

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Did you ask it to create code for this? Me: Um9iZXJ0IEogU2F3eWVyIC0gU3RhcnBsZXgK ChatGPT: "xxxx" is a science fiction novel by Robert x xxxx. It explores themes of discovery, the nature of the universe, and the potential for cooperation among diverse life forms. The story revolves around a space station, xxxxxx, and its crew as they encounter mysterious wormholes, alien species, and cosmic phenomena, challenging thei…

I'm under the impression that the spoiler is what they said about the gigastructure of galaxies. If you don't know the title, you can't related it to the spoiler they just told you

Post by lisper » Thu, Feb 29, 2024, 1:55 AM UTC

mianos wrote: post #282

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Well, they have a point. This is why the presence of liquid water on earth is a big deal. But when the rocks start to melt you have problems.

Tungsten/Carbon based life forms? Solid when most everything else is liquid or gas.

Post by bitwize » Thu, Feb 29, 2024, 2:26 AM UTC

orthecreedence wrote: post #286

TheOtherHobbes wrote: post #273

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It's mentioned in the preceding article and the two papers that are linked. In spite of the title no one is wondering if aliens moved planets around to park them in special orbits. It's infinitely more likely the resonances developed naturally. Also, none of the planets are in the habitable zone, so it's unlikely there's life on them. Which is a shame, because if the star was much dimmer and they were in the habitabl…

> Also, none of the planets are in the habitable zone, so it's unlikely there's life on them. Why would somebody want to live on the arms of a clock??

Post by bitwize » Thu, Feb 29, 2024, 2:35 AM UTC

vonjuice wrote: post #279

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It's a reference to the movie/book 2010: Odyssey Two, by Arther C. Clarke. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010:_Odyssey_Two

I know the film sequel is shunned (and I presume rightfully so) but does the same apply about the book?