Scientists leading its development have suggested the Square Kilometer Array (SKA) will be 50 times more sensitive, and will survey the sky 10,000 times faster, than any other telescope . "It will give astronomers insight into the formation and evolution of the first stars and galaxies after the Big Bang, the role of cosmic magnetism, the nature of gravity and possibly even life beyond," a spokesman for the SKA said.
"If there is a civilization within 100 lightyears this telescope could find it. We are now beginning to have the technology whether it's the SKA or maybe other telescopes that are being developed that will allow these possibilities. We are searching all the time for a shadow earth," Pope added. Recent research suggested that nearly 10 % of the population has seen a UFO, equally more than 6 million people just in the UK. "When I was investigating UFOs, I investigated 2-300 reports each year. 10 per cent is an absolutely astonishing figure," Pope added.
Scientists leading its development have suggested the Square Kilometer Array (SKA) will be 50 times more sensitive, and will survey the sky 10,000 times faster, than any other telescope . "It will give astronomers insight into the formation and evolution of the first stars and galaxies after the Big Bang, the role of cosmic magnetism, the nature of gravity and possibly even life beyond," a spokesman for the SKA said.
"If there is a civilization within 100 lightyears this telescope could find it. We are now beginning to have the technology whether it's the SKA or maybe other telescopes that are being developed that will allow these possibilities. We are searching all the time for a shadow earth," Pope added. Recent research suggested that nearly 10 % of the population has seen a UFO, equally more than 6 million people just in the UK. "When I was investigating UFOs, I investigated 2-300 reports each year. 10 per cent is an absolutely astonishing figure," Pope added.
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