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Citizen scientists


Scientists have been looking for evidence證據 of life beyond超越 earth for decades. They haven't found it yet, but researchers at the SETI Institute, which stands for Search for Extraterrestrial外星 Intelligence智慧, say the skies are so crowded擁擠 with radio signals, that the clues may be missed.

The telescopes望遠鏡 are focusing on more than 150,000 stars but the scientists say they need help to analyse the information that's coming back to earth. They've created a new public web site to allow volunteers to receive the data on their computers.

There could be signs of life生命跡象 and the vital重要 clues that may eventually help scientists answer that age-old question: Are we alone? Professional astronomers天文學家 will be working with the volunteers to help them understand what they're seeing. And it could be a citizen scientist who spot察覺 the first tantalizing誘人的 signal, proof that life exists beyond the earth..
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