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Science Sources

Universe Today

Finding Aliens may be even Easier than Previously Thought

SETI Institute

SETI Talk – Directed Energy for Planetary Defense and Implication for Searches for Advanced Civilizations – February 2014

 

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Finding Aliens May Be Even Easier than Previously Thought

The Atlantic

The Tech From a New Interstellar Mission Could Help Us Find E.T.

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We’ll Leave the Lights On For You

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Big Picture Science – Space For Everyone: Philip Lubin

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