Book explores pros and cons of finding other intelligent life in the cosmos

High-tech telescopes on the ground and in space that perform daunting astronomical peep shows in a search for Earthlike worlds aim to answer one of humankind's most monumental questions: “Are we alone?”

Arguably, a more pointed question might be: “Just how crowded is it?”

Edinburgh, Feb 06: Ever wondered why the Moon looks black and white. Well Scottish researchers might have the answer now.

Scientists here have recreated a Moon rock in a laboratory, mimicking the low-oxygen conditions found on the lunar surface, and simulated the conditions of an asteroid explosion to learn why our closest heavenly neighbour has a distinctive black and white colouration.

According to them the tremendous heat released, as the Moon cooled, turned its surface white.
The Moon was formed 4.5 billion years ago when the Earth collided with a massive comet. A large chunk of the debris was trapped in the earth`s gravitational pull.

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