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We could have missed those signals millions of years ago, but we could also start receive a civ's first ever radio broadcast tomorrow (that would be incredibly

by cde-v 8y ago

We could have missed those signals millions of years ago, but we could also start receive a civ's first ever radio broadcast tomorrow (that would be incredibly lucky).

jcelerier 8y ago
> we could also start receive a civ's first ever radio broadcast tomorrow (that would be incredibly lucky). not a chance. Our own radio transmissions barely go past the solar system before going under the noise floor.
- saagarjha 8y ago
  Maybe not their first radio broadcast, but possible one of their early, directed ones…