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18 May 2016, 4:19 pm

http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2016/0517/Are-we-pointing-telescopes-in-the-right-direction-to-find-alien-life


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19 May 2016, 12:40 am

Since Kepler is a Telescope, I would say the answer is clearly, "Yes!".

Last week:
"NASA's Kepler mission has verified 1,284 new planets"
http://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasas-kepler-mission-announces-largest-collection-of-planets-ever-discovered
"Astronomers discover a Neptune-mass alien world with Earth-like density"
http://phys.org/news/2016-05-astronomers-neptune-mass-alien-world-earth-like.html

A month ago:
"NASA's Kepler Discovers First Earth-Size Planet In The 'Habitable Zone' of Another Star"
http://www.nasa.gov/ames/kepler/nasas-kepler-discovers-first-earth-size-planet-in-the-habitable-zone-of-another-star


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19 May 2016, 6:13 am

There's a difference between finding another planet capable of supporting life and finding life on another planet.

If intelligent alien life is detected, it won't be because they're holding up a sign that says "We're here!"; it will likely be because their radio emissions were detected instead.


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