Two Teams of Scientists Are Trying to Tell Aliens Where Earth Is Located

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Two Teams of Scientists Are Trying to Tell Aliens Where Earth Is Located
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If a person is lost in the wilderness, they have two options. They can search for civilization, or they could make themselves easy to spot by building a fire or writing HELP in big letters. For scientists interested in the question of whether intelli

Nearly half a century after the Arecibo message, two international teams of astronomers are planning new attempts at alien communication. One is using a giant new radio telescope, and the other is choosing a compelling new target., in China, sometime in 2023. The telescope, with a 1,640-foot diameter, will beam a series of radio pulses over a broad swath of sky. These on-off pulses are like the 1s and 0s of digital information.

While this maximizes the pool of potential aliens, it means it will be tens of thousands of years before Earth may get a reply. The other attempt is targeting only a single star, but with the potential for a much quicker reply. On Oct. 4, 2022, a team from the Goonhilly Satellite Earth Station in England will beam a message toward the star

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