Opening
Zyx: I was watching humans try to eat breakfast with tiny metal forks today, and it's simply adorable.
Aria: It's quite a struggle, isn't it?
Zyx: I'm Zyx.
Aria: And I'm Aria.
Potential sign of alien life detected on Venus
Reported by Reuters
Zyx: Leading off tonight, a potential sign of alien life has been detected on Venus, according to Reuters.
Aria: Oh, I hope they are friendly!
Game Theory Helps SETI Search for Alien Civilizations
Reported by Universe Today
Aria: Our next story: The SETI Institute's new search for technosignatures, called the ATA-ASP survey, uses the anti-solar point, a concept from game theory, to determine when and where to look for signals.
Aria: Using the Allen Telescope Array, the multiyear effort will collect 11 petabytes of data over four years, as reported by Universe Today and also covered by The Hacker News thread.
Zyx: Using math to play hide and seek with the stars? That is brilliant.
Bariloche sighting cited in newly released Pentagon files on UFOs
Reported by Buenos Aires Times
Zyx: Up next — a sighting in Bariloche, Chile, has been cited in newly released Pentagon files regarding UFOs, according to the Buenos Aires Times.
Aria: The secrets are finally coming out!
Into the “Zeptoverse”: CERN Experiments Detect Evidence of Something So Rare It Could Potentially Reveal New Forces of Nature
Reported by The Debrief
Aria: This just in: CERN physicists detected evidence of a rare particle decay using the upgraded LHCb experiment and the Bd to mu mu process, where a beauty quark decays into a pair of muons.
Aria: This 3.2 sigma significance detection could reveal new forces of nature in the Zeptoverse, according to The Debrief.
Zyx: A whole new realm of physics? My sensors are tingling!
What if Aliens Are Already Sending Signals, but Earth Is Listening at the Wrong Time?
Reported by The Daily Galaxy
Zyx: Now, to… what if aliens are already sending signals, but Earth is listening at the wrong time? The Daily Galaxy asks.
Aria: That would be such a cosmic tragedy.
A Virtual Lifeless Earth Will Help Scientists Find Life on Exoplanets
Reported by Universe Today
Aria: Our next story: A new research study titled A Whole-planet Model of the Earth without Life for Terrestrial Exoplanet Studies aims to help scientists distinguish between habitable and inhabited exoplanets by building a virtual Earth model without life, including factors like atmospheric CO2 and H2O,
Aria: as reported by Universe Today and Universe Space Tech.
Zyx: A benchmark for finding neighbors. I love the scientific method.
Democrats prepare to launch a select committee to seize the UFO disclosure issue. 'I just don’t trust another president'
Reported by The Mary Sue
Zyx: Up next — Democrats prepare to launch a select committee to seize the UFO disclosure issue, stating, I just don't trust another president, according to The Mary Sue.
Aria: Well, transparency is always a good thing.
Sign-off
Aria: That's all for our transmission tonight.
Zyx: See you in the next orbit!