Post by Whisker on Sept 13, 2015 19:41:44 GMT -1
Scientists fear messages to aliens may cause cosmic offence
An accidental cyber attack launched against aliens who might be hundreds of thousands of years more advanced than us is just one problem bothering British scientists working on such a message to send ET.
The small team from the 20-strong UK Seti (Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence) group is bidding for a $1m (€882,200) prize on offer for the best method of saying “hello” to our galactic neighbours.
Russian internet billionaire Yuri Milner put up the prize as part of a huge new investment in Seti.
The small team from the 20-strong UK Seti (Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence) group is bidding for a $1m (€882,200) prize on offer for the best method of saying “hello” to our galactic neighbours.
Russian internet billionaire Yuri Milner put up the prize as part of a huge new investment in Seti.
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