Tests of the Rare Earth Hypothesis

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Tests of the Rare Earth Hypothesis
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Two Approaches to Test of Hypothesis

• Terrestrial Planet Finder (TPF)/Darwin A future
  space mission to find terrestrial planets around
  other stars and search for bioindicators.
• SETI Communication with aliens (Theyre
  here!!!! Theyre here!!!!)

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TPF/Darwin
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SETI Current Project Project Phoenix
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Project Phoenix

• Targeted search of solar-type stars within 200
  light years.
• Nothing yet
• Nobody using powerful radars in these systems