When aliens attack, we might actually be ready

Just as scientists find a planet that might be just right to sustain life¹, and the odds of finding intelligent life on another planet increase² we seem to have found ways to fight them, should it ever come to that.We might not even have to resort to the discovery of Kryptonite³ to do it.

Travis Taylor and Bob Boan have written An Introduction to Planetary Defence. Taylor, with degrees in astronomy and physics and Boan, with consulting experience for the defence department (article doesn’t state which country) and NASA⁴.

This bizarre array of articles suggests that the possibilities are moving more into the limelight. Maybe we need a bit of alien interruption to get things working again.

1. Scientists find most Earth-like planet yet – ABC[back ↩]
2. British bookies scared of aliens – ABC[back ↩]
3. Rio Tinto researchers find ‘real life kryptonite’ – ABC[back ↩]
4. Are you ready for the aliens – NEWS.com.au[back ↩]