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SETI scientists probe timing of alien signals, not just location

Original: PRESS RELEASE 📡 What if finding alien signals depends not just on WHERE we listen, but WHEN? SETI Institute scientists a

SETI Institute researchers are pairing astronomy with game theory in the hunt for technosignatures, arguing that when we listen may matter as much as where. Their approach focuses on the anti-solar point — the region of sky directly opposite the Sun — on the theory that two civilizations could coordinate contact there. The idea is drawing interest from space and science audiences.

Why now: The SETI Institute has just published a new press release outlining a novel game-theory approach to the search for extraterrestrial intelligence.

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• PRESS RELEASE 📡 What if finding alien signals depends not just on WHERE we listen, but WHEN? SETI Institute scientists are combining astronomy and game theory to search for technosignatures at the anti-solar point, directly opposite the Sun. Could two civilizations… · setiinstitute · 3

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