According to Universe Today, Benjamin Zuckerman, a retired American astrophysicist, believes that small, dense stars known as White Dwarfs could be home to advanced civilizations.
In his article, he argues that recent advancements in telescope technology could easily identify alien outposts.
Small stars like white dwarfs may be home to aliens.
Professor Zuckerman’s controversial theory assumes the existence of a Dyson Sphere, a concept that experts have been pursuing for decades. These are theoretical structures that could be built by extraterrestrials around a star to harness its energy.
Of course, no Dyson Sphere has ever been found, and there is no evidence of their existence.
However, if they were to exist, these structures would be a distinctive feature of an intelligent civilization capable of exploiting the resources of a planetary system.
Zuckerman, a former professor at UCLA who has published hundreds of papers and books, believes that white dwarfs are our best chance of finding a star.
Professor Zuckerman states that white dwarfs are quite common in our galaxy and emit a great deal of heat.
He claims that this heat could be absorbed by a Dyson Sphere structure, providing energy for an extraterrestrial civilization.
The astronomer argues that infrared data collected by recent satellites can be scanned for signs of extraterrestrial life. These satellites include the Spitzer, WISE, TESS, and Kepler telescopes.
This scientist has conducted calculations regarding how many extraterrestrial civilizations might exist. He believes that fewer than 3% of habitable planets orbiting sun-like stars have civilizations that have built Dyson Spheres. This still leaves us with a few million stars to search, should his chilling theory prove correct.
Professor Zuckerman is no stranger to controversy; he has previously discussed the topic of extraterrestrial life. His article is likely to stir debate among astronomers, many of whom argue that Dyson Spheres do not exist simply because they would not function.
