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Aliens Could Discover Earth Using This Age-Old Technique

HIDE AND SEEK

It’s a common method we use to find other planets—and E.T. could use it too.

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For nearly 60 years, scientists have been pointing radio receivers and telescopes into the sky, searching for a sign that we’re not alone in the universe.

So far, no luck.

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