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Start here to register for the February 3rd competition, warm up on practice questions, and learn about the separate Open and Undergraduate leaderboards.

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When will alien technosignatures be detected for the first time?

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Total Forecasters118
Community Prediction2447-05-01 (2071-05-26 - 9999-01-01)

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community
lower 25%
median
upper 75%
>9999-01-01
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2071-05-26 10:27
2447-05-01 13:58
>9999-01-01 00:00
34.7%
Authors:
Jgalt
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Scheduled resolution:
Verity
Space
Natural Sciences
Technology
Astronomy
Technosignature
Physics
Search for extraterrestrial intelligence
Dyson sphere
Matrioshka brain
Stellar engine
Science fiction
European Space Agency
JAXA

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