Tag: Joel Achenbach

View of the surface of the moon.Elements of this image furnished by NASA

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Date
September 14, 2024

Categorized
Astrobiology, Business and Finance, Extraterrestrial life, Politics

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Joel Achenbach}

Is NASA a Spent Force in Space Exploration?

_{A government report implies it is, as private groups are moving into the space business and China is catching up quickly} _{News
September 14, 2024

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Astrobiology, Business and Finance, Extraterrestrial life, Politics}

What if a private craft is the first to discover extraterrestrial life? What laws apply?

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News
Date
December 2, 2023

Categorized
Cosmology, Probability

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Charles Q. Choi, Copernican Principle, Extraterrestrial life, Fine-tuning of universe for life, Joel Achenbach, Matt Williams, Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI)}

The Search for ET Should Quit Claiming Earth Is Not Special

_{How will we assess the raw probability of being alone in this universe when we have no other universe to compare with ours?} _{News
December 2, 2023

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Earth IS special. The Copernican Principle is false, due to massive evidence of fine-tuning. Of course, that does not show that Earth is unique.