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Will alien technosignatures be detected before 2050?

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Search for extraterrestrial intelligence

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15%

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Authors:

Jgalt

Opened:

Closes:

Scheduled resolution:

Search for extraterrestrial intelligence

European Space Agency

JAXA

Roscosmos

NASA scrapped its $11 billion scheme to grab Mars rocks that may point to alien life. Now it has a faster, cheaper plan.

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When will alien technosignatures be detected for the first time?

2447-05-01

Will we detect a message originating from Luyten's Star before 2046?

Will any conclusive evidence for extraterrestrial life, past or present, be discovered within our Solar System by 2050?

15%