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Is there life on other planets? Are we alone? These are two of the biggest questions humans have been asking for centuries. Now, scientists have launched a new search to find out if there is... anybody... out there. The researchers are from the SETI Institute in California. SETI stands for Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence. The mission of SETI is, "to explore, understand and explain the origin and nature of life in the universe and the evolution of intelligence". SETI scientists will use new technologies to scan the heavens for signs of alien life. They will share their data with the public. SETI hopes that by sharing data, "citizen scientists" could spot things missed by scientists.

SETI's astronomers will use 28 giant radio telescopes in their search for alien life. The telescopes are located all around the world. It will be the first time that a project will search the entire sky for signs of alien life. The signs they are looking for are called "techno-signatures". These include things like alien chemicals, large amounts of oxygen, non-natural structures, and light from lasers. Astronomer Dr Tony Beasley said: "Determining whether we are alone in the universe as technologically capable life is among the most compelling questions in science." Another scientist, Jill Tarter, said we are getting closer to finding out if alien life exists. She said this science is now no longer fiction, but "almost mainstream".

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1.Now, scientists have launched a new search to find out if there is... anybody... out there.

launch发起

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2.She said this science is now no longer fiction, but "almost mainstream".

mainstream 主流

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SETI的天文学家将使用28个巨型射电望远镜寻找外星生命h&#WVN^a|!k)a。这些望远镜分布在世界各地Oc1=r_F8o(。这将是第一次，一个项目将搜索整个天空，寻找外星生命的迹象^IbT)z]WiOy^zI!g#。他们所寻找的迹象被称为“技术指纹”r^lD&g^YW_4KP(0!I。这些包括外来化学物质、大量氧气、非天然结构以及激光发出的光gzVy40kCR3TBT2m-E0aq。天文学家，Tony Beasley博士说到：“科学中最引人注目的问题之一是，确定我们是否在宇宙中是唯一具有技术能力的生命&i]x(~GPoE&Xgk~pFj;。”另一名科学家Jill Tarter表示我们离发现外星生命是否存在越来越近了+yg-Vaz%lZS8,KE。她说，科学现在不再是虚构的，而“几乎是主流”r1DPFptWKa26u.Nny#i。