The Galactic Inquirer

Since 13.8 Gyr BCE

Welcome to The Galactic Inquirer — an e-journal for those interested in galactic and extragalactic astronomy, the search for life beyond Earth, and prospects for interstellar communications. This journal is co-edited by Michael Deneen and William H. Waller — galactic astronomers, educators and writers. The Galactic Inquirer invites original articles, commentaries, papers, and presentations on...

    • Galactic and Extragalactic Astronomy
    • Cosmochemistry and Astrobiology
    • Interstellar Communications

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Latest Articles

Contest Prize Winner: Fast Radio Bursts: A Decades Long Puzzle

Abigail Serrano - 0
Abigail Serrano – Andover High School, MA, USA The First Burst When the first fast radio burst, or FRB, was found in 2007 by D.R. Lorimer...

Contest Prize Winner: The Potential of Time Travel Lies in Space

Monica Tavarez Frias - 0
(Monica Tavarez Frias, Saint Patrick School of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) Introduction What if the key to time travel isn’t hidden within the depths of our...

Contest Prize Winner: Artificial Intelligences and Machines (AIs/AMs)as Catalysts for First Contact with Alien Societies

Martina Guja Zagonel - 0
(Martina Guja Zagonel – Liceo Scientifico Bonaventura Cavalieri, Verbania, Italy) Introduction With recent advancements and ongoing progress in Artificial Intelligence (AI), it's conceivable that in the...

Contest Prize Winner: Interlinked: The Mystery of Quantum Entanglement

Sebastian Sousa - 0
(Sebastian Sousa, St. Patrick’s School of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) Introduction             Have you ever experienced an eerie coincidence? Thinking of someone just as they call...

Contest Prize Winner: The Solar System from the Perspective of Space Probes

Milena Niemczyk - 0
(Milena Niemczyk, 1st Nicolaus Copernicus Secondary School, Bielsko-Biata, Poland) Introduction Our eyes have always been directed towards the night sky. The inventions of the telescope and then...

Contest Prize Winner: Should We Send Robots or Humans into Space?

Marcus Mount - 0
(Marcus Mount, Deer Valley High School, Antioch, CA, USA) When we think about it, space exploration is arguably humanity’s most exciting and monumental work. We owe...