Astronomers finding alien life elsewhere in our galaxy, through the distinctive biological signatures of life in the atmospheres of alien worlds orbiting other stars, is a thrilling idea. But what gives me a full-on attack of the heebie-jeebies is the prospect of alien life discovering us. Fortunately, the odds of that are... let's just call them slim. -----Original Message----- From: Utah-Astronomy [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Joe Bauman via Utah-Astronomy Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2014 6:16 PM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Life elsewhere Just to underline the excellent presentation last night: http://www.businessinsider.com/aliens-wont-look-like-et-2014-7 _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Send messages to the list to Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com The Utah-Astronomy mailing list is not affiliated with any astronomy club. To unsubscribe go to: http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Then enter your email address in the space provided and click on "Unsubscribe or edit options".