The news from researchers in the U.K. that there could be more than 30 intelligent alien civilizations in our galaxy is music to the ears of a Winnipeg science writer and 'weirdologist'.

Astro scientists said the discovery is significant because it maps out a clearer picture of our galaxy's composition and has astronomical implications in understanding how stars are formed.

The beauty of Nova Scotia's night sky are on full display in a series of photographs from Barry Burgess.