GlobalScope

Extraordinary satellite images show an ordinary day in Britain – as seen from space

From: Dailymail.co.uk

‘This is Britain – but not as we know it. These extraordinary satellite images reveal what our nation looks like from the skies. From flight paths and road networks to telephone exchanges across London, the stunning aerial shots paint a striking new perspective on the British Isles. Everything from London taxi journeys to internet activity across the nation are replicated in the breathtaking images…’ 

Internet activity in the South of England.

 

Can our TV signals be picked up on other planets?

From: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7544915.stm

‘A television company has joined forces with a social networking site to send a message to the nearest theoretically inhabitable planet. But can our television and radio broadcasts already be picked up in space?

There is no widely accepted evidence of intelligent extraterrestrial life.

And yet the idea of sending messages to whoever is out there has been a recurrent theme over the years, whether it has been the plaques on Pioneer 10 and 11, Blur’s call-sign for Beagle 2, the Arecibo message of 1974 or the Soviet “Mir” message of 1962…’

 

Microbes Could Travel from Venus to Earth

From: Space.com

‘Venus, with its boiling-hot surface, doesn’t seem a likely place to find ET. But a new paper argues not only that Venusian clouds could harbor microbial life, but also that the life there could potentially hitch a ride aboard the solar wind to Earth. The possibility for microbial life on Venusian clouds has been suggested before, though it’s still not widely thought to be likely. However, the assertion that this life could potentially float from Venus to Earth is novel, and contentious…’