If
this happened on an alien world, the uniformly sized nanodust would absorb or emit light at a specific wavelength, showing up as an odd signature in the planet's reflected light.
Not exact matches
Some
aliens will be wiped out by «natural» causes — a massive asteroid impact, or their star going supernova — but these could also
happen on worlds with no intelligent life, so these kinds of signatures won't reveal ET.
You have this fascinating premise, where we're thrown into this
world in which
aliens have lived
on Earth for 20 or 30 years, and they just
happen to be confined to the Johannesburg townships, in a situation very reminiscent of apartheid.
On the 5th and final year, which
happens to be this visit, if Jinbo can not correctly guess the
alien's real name, he will be taken from Earth to the
alien's home
world.