Why haven’t we met aliens? Gamma-ray bursts may hold the answer

NEW DELHI: Astronomer Frederick Walter from Stony Brook University in New York has proposed that extraterrestrial civilizations might have been wiped out by gamma-ray bursts (GRBs), offering a possible explanation for the absence of contact with alien life. His views were reported in the Daily Mail on Tuesday.GRBs, which Nasa describes as short-lived but extremely … Read more