Intelligent life outside the solar system. Artwork depicting a planet similar to Earth populated by an advanced alien civilisation. Lights can be seen

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Intelligent life outside the solar system. Artwork depicting a planet similar to Earth populated by an advanced alien civilisation. Lights can be seen on the dark side of the planet, indicating areas of population density, and an array of telescopes is constructed on the dark side of the moon. These telescopes could be used to search for other intelligent life, which may communicate in the binary code shown to the left.

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Size: 5175px × 3375px
Photo credit: © LYNETTE COOK/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: -, ., 2002, 2004, andromeda, astronomical, astronomy, astrophysical, astrophysics, atomic, bank, block, blocks, building, byrd, cloud, clouds, galactic, galaxy, gbt, green, high-velocity, hvc, hydrogen, image, m31, nrao, radio, robert, space, synthesis, telescope, universe, westerbork, wsrt