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Sun's Twin Discovered — the Perfect SETI Target?
astroengine writes "There are 10 billion stars in the Milky Way galaxy that are the same size as our sun. Therefore, it should come as no surprise that astronomers have identified a clone to our sun lying only 200 light-years away. Still, it is fascinating to imagine a yellow dwarf that is exactly the same mass, temperature and chemical composition as our nearest star. In a recent paper reporting on observations of the star — called HP 56948 — astronomer Jorge Melendez of the University of San Paulo, Brazil, calls it 'the best solar twin known to date.' Using HP 56948 as a SETI target seems like a logical step, says Melendez."
don't know how to break this to you so i'll just say it... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voyager_Golden_Record
insensitive clod overlords obligatory xkcd car analogy russian reversals whoosh pedant fanbois ftfy in 3...2...1..PROFIT
Hopefully they will be advanced enough to know that SETI listens to signals, it does not send anything!
Sometimes the light at the end of the tunnel is the headlight of an oncoming train.