Are Alien 'Lurkers' Watching You?

The search for alien intelligence is usually a framed as a search for life around other stars. But some have suggested that we should look within the Solar System instead - seeking so-called "Lurkers", alien probes sent here to monitor us. Today we explore this interesting idea, the motivations behind it and where we might actually try surveying.

Written & presented by Prof David Kipping

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::References::

::Music::
► Chris Zabriskie - Cylinder Four
► Atlas - Waking Up
► Falls - Life in Binary
► Falls - Ripley
► Joachim Heinrich - Cassiopeia
► Chris Zabriskie - Cylinder Five
► Chris Zabriskie - Cylinder Seven
► Joachim Heinrich - Stratosphere
► Indive - Trace Correction

► Licensed clips via Envato
► PHL @ UPR Arecibo, ESO
► ESA/Hubble, M. Kornmesser
► ESA/NASA/JPL/University of Arizona
► National Space Society/NASA
► ESO/L. Calçada, ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/Benisty et al.
► NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
► P. Horálek/ESO
► ESO
► Eameses
► NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, NOAA, Lockheed Martin
► NASA
► ESO, M. Kornmesser, L.Calcada
► NASA/ESA/M.Kornmesser
► NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
► NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
► California Academy of Sciences
► NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
► NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory-Caltech
► NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
► NASA/JPL/SwRI
► ESA/Hubble, NASA, ESO, M. Kornmesser

::Film/TV clips used::
► The Straight Story (1999) Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
► The Truman Show (1998) Paramount Pictures
► Gravity (2013) Warner Bros. Pictures
► Contact (1997) Warner Bros. Pictures
► First Man (2018) Universal Pictures
► Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
► Interstellar (2014) Paramount Pictures
► Star Trek: Voyager (Paramount Television)

::Chapters::
00:00 Vistas of Other Worlds
07:52 Imaging via Visitation
11:00 Lurkers
13:15 Sponsorship
14:18 Intercepting LEO Lurkers
16:57 Lunar Lurkers
18:00 Distant Lurkers
21:08 Radio Lurkers
22:46 Flyby
25:49 Concluding Remarks

#Lurkers #Technosignatures #CoolWorlds

[DCWilliam]

Wouldn’t it be great if alien watchers introduced themselves one day and showed us high def video of historic events like the napoleonic wars, early human civilizations, dinosaurs, etc.

[edwardrivera]

I love that Arthur C. Clarke described the concept of his alien monoliths on our moon and around Jupiter as some kind of cosmic burglar alarm system to alert their builders as to when humankind had become clever enough to escape Earth and discover them.

[puravida]

The funny thing is that we can spend a lot of resources on guessing yet "they" might be here now but not fit into our conventional logical parameters and be completely undetectable or even unthinkable by our sensory frame.

[TheDragonCat]

Imagine we actually found one of those probes. To the aliens it’s probably the same reaction we have when animals look straight into our hidden cameras, except more intense since we’d probably start dismantling it.

[stargod]

“The Lurkers” That would make a great title for an alien movie 👽

[tarak]

This was the smoothest VPN ad integration I've ever seen haha

[StarWarsJay]

Who’s to say a given alien species has eyes and uses light as information and if they did, they may have ways to watch us that we can’t even imagine with advanced technology that to us, is indistinguishable from magic as Clarke said.

[Claire-]

As a lurker I'd like to say thanks for a very enjoyable video

[Aeoleous]

I consume a LOT of science content but this is some of the BEST! The script writing is elegant and simple. The logical outlay is perfectly formulated. The delivery entices a sense of calm wonder and reflection. This guy would be my nominee for a motivational speaker if your audience was too smart for dopes like Tony Robbins!

[hylacinerea]

the amount of money i’d pay to see an alien meme deciphered from their lack of vpn usage is laughable

[andyyang]

Amazing as always. I'm working on my phD in a different field, and this channel keeps my childhood fascinations alive and reminds me to think in a scientific manner. Some of my favorite memories are looking at our moon through a backyard telescope with my dad when I was 7. He pointed the telescope at the street light and told me it was Jupiter 😂 great times.

[rlundquest]

"Instead, we might discover, it is the journey itself that defines us who we are" I thought this was a great sentiment. I have always dreamed of other worlds and hope one day, before I die, that I will be able to observe one outside of a dream.

[meetthecassiani]

Dave has the best music and the best ASMR voice as I drift off into a relaxing place.


Thanks David.

[andrewwells]

Maybe, an alien race somewhere is receiving live feed of us from thousands of years ago. They're learning more about us, about our past, than we know ourselves.

[MCCoolWhip]

I love your logical and concise approach to these types of topics. Your videos are very well put together and pleasingly educational. Thank you!

[kevinashley]

13:20 HOLY SHIT! LMAO. That was the smoothest transition to an ad I have ever seen.

[JonnoPlays]

You know disclosure is coming soon when the alien videos include paid promotion...

[mistaajones]

Answer to the title: Yes.
Zuckerberg is always watching.

[Conmac]

This man is a proper official scientist and he's giving us all this content and education for free. Outstanding.

[Genious_Moments]

I think it’s important to begin taking into consideration that any alien technology that may be out there, may not operate the same way our tech does. It is plausible to assume that alien tech could be much more powerful even at a size of 10 cm. Just a thought.