APOD: Gliese 832c: The Closest Potentially... (2014 Jul 09)

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Re: APOD: Gliese 832c: The Closest Potentially... (2014 Jul

Post by Chris Peterson » Tue Jul 22, 2014 8:08 pm

Strangerbarry wrote:So are WE actively broadcasting our presence to possible life-supporting exo-planets ?
Not deliberately. But radio leaks out. Nowhere near as much today as 50 years ago, and probably in another 50 years the amount will be insignificant.

Barring a deliberate effort to send signals out into space, technological civilizations are probably radio loud for no more than a few decades.
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Re: APOD: Gliese 832c: The Closest Potentially... (2014 Jul

Post by JohnD » Wed Jul 23, 2014 6:48 pm

Senior moment?
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