Did you ever wonder how humans would be able to identify the fact that there were aliens in existence? There have been a number of different ways that researchers have hunted for proof that aliens exist. The latest science project comes from Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics.

The researchers here have a theory that the mysterious phenomena called fast radio bursts is actually evidence of alien technology. They feel that these bursts might be leakage from planet-sized transmitters powering interstellar probes in distant galaxies. Sounds like science fiction? Well what did you expect with aliens involved?

For Avi Loeb the fact that these fast radio bursts may have an artificial origin, is a fact well worth investigating. These millisecond-long flashes of radio emission were first brought to the attention of the scientific community in the year 2007. At that time they were thought to originate from galaxies far away.

Manasvi Lingam believes that they may be caused by a transmitter that is being used to power a light sail. In order to carry living passengers across interstellar or even intergalactic distances a huge amount of power would need to be continuously generated. And maybe as the transmitter focuses its beam on the light sail we on Earth may see it as fast radio bursts.