Point One Of Your Billionaire Friends Believes Aliens Are Trying To Contact Us By Sending Messages In The Ir Part Of Th 1 (51.24 KiB) Viewed 42 times
point) One of your billionaire friends believes aliens are trying to contact us by sending messages in the IR part of the EM spectrum. She wants to know what they're saying, and she's already picked out a couple of nice spots around the world for her IR observatory; however, she is also considering simply putting the observatory on the Moon for the coolness factor. What is the most scientifically sound piece of advice you can give her with respect to the observatory's location? Definitely put it on the Moon because no question that would be cooler. Put it on Earth on a barge in the ocean right under the South Atlantic Anomaly because that is the area where the inner Van Allen belt is closest to the Earth. Put it on Earth at either the North Pole or the South Pole because those are the areas of weakest magnetic shielding. Put it on the Moon because the Moon has no atmosphere.
Of the choices below, which method of nuclear testing is the safest, all other things being equal? Underground Underwater Aboveground Space
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