SETI back up and running, sort of. Question is why didn’t they do this sooner: SETI Search for E.T. Targets Potentially Earth-Like Planets -
A new survey is under way to search for signs of intelligent extraterrestrial life, but this one has a twist: Instead of listening for alien signals from anywhere in [...]

via The Daily Galaxy:
The discovery of stable orbits inside certain kinds of black hole implies that planets and perhaps even life could survive inside these weird objects, says Vyacheslav Dokuchaev at the Russian Academy of Sciences in Moscow.
Dokuchaev points out that certain black holes can have a complex internal structure that could allow photons, particles [...]

["Explanation: Almost every object in the above photograph is a galaxy." Via http://apod.nasa.gov]
Interesting discussion going on at Dangerous Minds about the new FBI/Roswell files.  It came around to someone arguing with me that there is little chance of intelligent life in the universe.  I’ve seen people argue UFOs every way possible, but I’ve never [...]