Powerful new telescope joins the search for possible laser pulses from aliens

Statistically, it's pretty much a given that alien life is out there somewhere, whether that's Martian microbes or highly intelligent life beaming comms through the cosmos. While the Curiosity rover is poking around in the dirt for the former, the Breakthrough Listen initiative is searching for the latter. Now, a new telescope array has joined the hunt, scanning the skies for flashes of laser light that alien civilizations might be giving off.

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Category: Space

Tags:

• Astronomy
• Extraterrestrial
• Laser
• Life
• Light
• Radio
• UC Santa Cruz

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