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UK Steps Up the Search For Alien Life

Posted by samzenpus on from the i-want-to-believe dept.

An anonymous reader writes "If aliens are out there, the United Kingdom is determined to find them, as seen in the recent launch of a network called the UK Search for ExtraTerrestrial Intelligence (UKSETI), which combines the efforts and know-how of academics from 11 institutions from across the country."

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  1. Why spend so much time/effort/money by hack++slash · · Score: 4, Funny

    When they could just watch The Jeremy Kyle Show and find conclusive proof that aliens do exist.

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  2. Re:NASA by K.+S.+Kyosuke · · Score: 3, Funny

    Why doesn't NASA try to find alien life? Finding alien life could lead to huge technological advances.

    Finding alien *intelligence* could lead to even huger technological advances. Merely finding alien life (for example, on Europa), at least in short term, would most likely lead only to sensational first pages in newspapers. Or a trespassing lawsuit and restraining order.

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  3. Re:NASA by K.+S.+Kyosuke · · Score: 4, Funny

    Gosh - you can do ANYTHING with the 27 holes of an Arcturian ! "

    Play an extended course of golf?

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  4. UK helping NSA? by Tablizer · · Score: 3, Funny

    So NSA wants to spy on ET also.

    "ET phoned home at 11:34.47am and talked to Phlooog for 17.387 minutes."

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