Garik Israelian
Garik Israelian
Garik Israelianis an astrophysicist who led the team which found the first observational evidence that supernova explosions are responsible for the formation of stellar mass black holes...
NationalityArmenian
ProfessionScientist
CountryArmenia
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stars civilization elements
If you see, in the spectrum of a planet host star, strange chemical elements, it can be a signal from a civilization which is there.
stars space band
There are many unidentified bands in the spectra of stars. Wide bands are produced by some complex molecules in the interstellar space.
fun spectroscopy
It's not very fun to do spectroscopy.
decay nucleus potassium
Connection between life and radioactive nuclei is straightforward. No life without tectonic activity, without volcanic activity. And we know very well that geothermal energy is mostly produced by decay of uranium, thorium, and potassium.
stars sun host
Let me mention that not all sun-like stars host planets - perhaps about 30% of them are planet-builders. It's not so easy to form a planet!
telescopes radio way
The one way to discover about aliens is to tune your radio telescope and listen to the signals.