Message Sent to Distant Planet

The astronomer group METI, which stands for messaging extraterrestrial intelligence, beams messages into outer space hoping for a reply from aliens. Their recent mail has an address: GJ 273. Luyten’s star is a planet that could support life. The message contained 33 songs, mathematics and speech saying, “Please reply”. It will take 12 years to arrive!
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72 New Galaxies Discovered

Astronomers recently discovered 72 new galaxies! Hmmm. Our solar system has 8 planets. Our Milky Way galaxy has 100 to 400 billion stars, each with their own solar system, which means 800 to 3 trillion planets. That means our search for extraterrestrial life includes over 56 trillion new planets! Researchers will soon be studying the planets for signs of aliens.
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