02. They’re here! (maybe)
It‘s Probably (not) Aliens!
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Is There a Planet Orbiting a Star?
There is a science of trying to find other planets that have life on them. But there are limits to thi technology at this point, because we really can only pick up planets that are maybe two or three or four times the size of earth. We're going to hear from a satellite that discovered that there's a planet on a star that's like 400 light years from here,. That has an atmosphere that probably has pollution in the atmosphere. And will be like, that's pretty much a sign that life exists. If we sent oday, it would arrive in the 20 fifth century. Are we sure we want to send that message though, as we've talked about?
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