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Offline sam

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Maybe ET's Calling, But We Have the Wrong Phone
« on: June 22, 2010, 04:09 »
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To date, SETI (Search for ExtraTerrestrial Intelligence) has focused on ETs who 'phone home' using the radio part of the electromagnetic spectrum, and even a very small region within that.

http://www.universetoday.com/2010/06/21/maybe-ets-calling-but-we-have-the-wrong-phone/


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Re: Maybe ET's Calling, But We Have the Wrong Phone
« Reply #1 on: June 22, 2010, 07:43 »
I have long thought this is a very valid point.  They may be looking for something we haven't even thought of yet.  But then there's the distance factor, and the finite speed of light.  I still think making contact any time soon is a long shot.   :dunno:
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Re: Maybe ET's Calling, But We Have the Wrong Phone
« Reply #2 on: June 22, 2010, 10:35 »
Simon's always got the wrong phone. ;)
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Re: Maybe ET's Calling, But We Have the Wrong Phone
« Reply #3 on: June 22, 2010, 10:42 »
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