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Searching for Extraterrestrial Technologies Within Our Solar System

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 September 2017

Allen Tough  and
Guillermo A. Lemarchand
Allen Tough
Affiliation:
University of Toronto, 16 Balaby Crescent, Toronto, on M3C-2B7 Canada, E-Mail: AllenTough@aol.com
Guillermo A. Lemarchand
Affiliation:
Instituto Argentino de Radioastronomía (CONICET) and Centro de Estudios Avanzados (UBA), C.C. 8 - Sucursal 25, C1425FFJ Buenos Aires, Argentina, E-mail: lemar@cea.uba.ar

Abstract

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We speculate about possible cosmic exploration by extraterrestrial civilizations using interstellar smart probes. We call attention to some emerging technologies that may be used for interstellar exploration. We estimate that advanced civilizations may already have these technologies and may be using them to contact their galactic neighbors. We explore some observational consequences of these contacting strategies.

Type
Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI)
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 213: Bioastronomy 2002: Life Among the stars , 2004 , pp. 487 - 490
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of the Pacific 2004 

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