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City Lights Could Reveal E.t. Civilization, By Sciencedaily


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Dateline: Nov. 3, 2011 -- In the search for extraterrestrial intelligence, astronomers have hunted for radio signals and ultra-short laser pulses. In a new paper, Avi Loeb (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics) and Edwin Turner (Princeton University) suggest a new technique for finding aliens: look for their city lights. 'Looking for alien cities would be a long shot, but wouldn't require extra resources. And if we succeed, it would change our perception of our place in the universe,' said Loeb. {Pictured is an artist's rendering of a possible exo-planet's city lights.}

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We assume by molly cruz on Sunday, Nov 6, 2011 at 1:08:53 PM