Supra-Earth affairs

The United Nations briefly considered the issue of extra-terrestrial intelligence at the 32nd session of the General Assembly in 1977. As a result, the Office of Outer Space Affairs was tasked to prepare a document on issues related to 'messages to extra-terrestrial civilizations', but thi...

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Published in:Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series A: Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences physical, and engineering sciences, 2011-02, Vol.369 (1936), p.693-699
Main Author: Othman, Mazlan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Asteroids
Codes of Ethics
Discussion
Earth (Planet)
Exobiology - ethics
Extraterrestrial Environment
Humanity
Intelligence
International community
International cooperation
International Cooperation In The Peaceful Uses Of Outer Space
International economic cooperation
Internationality
Near Earth objects
Outer space
Policy
Recommendations
Search For Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence
Subcommittees
United Nations - ethics
United Nations - organization & administration
Warnings
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Summary:The United Nations briefly considered the issue of extra-terrestrial intelligence at the 32nd session of the General Assembly in 1977. As a result, the Office of Outer Space Affairs was tasked to prepare a document on issues related to 'messages to extra-terrestrial civilizations', but this area has not been followed through in more recent times. This discussion paper describes the United Nations' activities in the field of near-Earth objects in some detail, and suggests that this might be used as a model of how Member States could proceed with dealing with this issue in case the existence of extra-terrestrial life/intelligence is established.
ISSN:1364-503X
1471-2962
DOI:10.1098/rsta.2010.0311