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New Telescope to Probe for Alien Technosignatures
Posted on Big Think.

Dirk Schulze-Makuch
Jun 141 min read


When And Where Did Life Really Begin?
Posted on Big Think.

Dirk Schulze-Makuch
Feb 51 min read


The Dark Side of Alien Contact
Posted on Big Think.

Dirk Schulze-Makuch
Oct 31, 20241 min read


Extreme Dormancy as a Way to Survive on Earth and (Possibly) on Alien Planets
Posted on Big Think.

Dirk Schulze-Makuch
Jul 1, 20241 min read


Why The "Goldilocks" Zone of Habitable Planets is Outdated When Searching for Life
Posted on Big Think.

Dirk Schulze-Makuch
May 17, 20241 min read


Should We Send Messages to Aliens?
Posted on Big Think.

Dirk Schulze-Makuch
Apr 14, 20241 min read


How to get Mars Exploration Back on Track
Posted on Big Think.

Dirk Schulze-Makuch
Feb 12, 20241 min read


A New Take on the Fermi Paradox: Where are the Aliens?
Posted on Big Think.

Dirk Schulze-Makuch
Jan 24, 20241 min read


Using AI to Search for Extraterrestrial Life
Posted on BigThink.

Dirk Schulze-Makuch
Oct 27, 20231 min read


How to Prove an Alien is Alien?
Posted on BigThink.

Dirk Schulze-Makuch
Oct 8, 20231 min read


Could Life Use Magnetic Fields as an Energy Source?
And if so, how would this hypothetical life form function?

Dirk Schulze-Makuch
Jul 12, 20235 min read


A New Earth-Sized, Volcanic Planet is a Good Candidate for Harboring Life
Posted on Big Think.

Dirk Schulze-Makuch
Jun 9, 20231 min read


The Hunt for Life in the Alpha Centauri System
Posted on BigThink.

Dirk Schulze-Makuch
May 4, 20231 min read


Why Aliens are Likely to be AI
Posted on BigThink.

Dirk Schulze-Makuch
Apr 21, 20231 min read


Is There Life on the Icy Moons of our Solar System?
Posted on Big Think.

Dirk Schulze-Makuch
Feb 13, 20231 min read


A New Hope for Solving the Fermi Paradox?
Posted on Big Think.

Dirk Schulze-Makuch
Jan 20, 20231 min read


Io, an Overlooked Target for Astrobiology
Posted on Big Think.

Dirk Schulze-Makuch
Jan 13, 20231 min read


How to Make Alien Life Come Out of Hiding.
Posted on BigThink.

Dirk Schulze-Makuch
Dec 15, 20221 min read


Were Organic Molecules on Mars Made by Life?
Posted on Big Think.

Dirk Schulze-Makuch
Oct 26, 20221 min read


Mysterious Aerial Sightings Can Now Be Investigated Scientifically—And They Should Be!
Posted on Big Think.

Dirk Schulze-Makuch
Sep 20, 20221 min read
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