The eerie silence: are we alone in the universe? The eerie silence: are we alone in the universe?

The eerie silence: are we alone in the universe?

Fifty years ago, a young astronomer named Frank Drake pointed a radio telescope at nearby stars in the hope of picking up a signal from an alien civilization. Thus began one of the boldest scientific projects in history: the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI).
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