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SCIENCEJun 5 · 17:01 UTCCROSSCUT SEATTLECascade PBS Staff

We’ve Been Looking for Aliens for 70 Years. We've Been Doing It Wrong All Along

The search for alien signals has lasted 70 years, beginning with Frank Drake's 1959 Green Bank telescope observations of Tau Ceti and Epsilon Eridani. Despite extensive SETI efforts since, no unambiguous alien signals have been detected, raising questions about whether aliens exist or if current search methods need revision.

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