
One astrophysicist has a new way to search for life - to look for alien mining in asteroid belts.Rather than focusing our energies solely on radio frequencies, one scientist has come up with another option for detecting the existence of lifeon other planets by searching asteroid belts for evidence of alien mining operations.
We might be able to pick up on an unusual chemical imbalance in the belt caused by the removal of certain desired elements. The alien miners would likely pull apart the larger asteroids in search of vital materials, which would throw off the size distribution of the asteroids. The mining operations might also create huge amounts ofdust, which would throw off our temperature readings.
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