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Concerns expressed over "space spam"

By T.K. Randall
January 31, 2010 · Comment icon 34 comments

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Astronomers and astrophysicists have expressed doubts over the wisdom of choking the airwaves around Earth with radio signals.
Top astronomers have warned that "space spam" messages could annoy or even threaten extraterrestrials and that we should be more careful about what we send out in to space and how they might be interpreted.
European Space Agency (ESA) astrophysicist Malcolm Fridlund advised caution about drawing attention to ourselves. "I'm not lying awake at night worrying about the overlords of the galaxy or anything like that," he told AFP, "but when you don't know of anything that's out there, you should maybe be a little careful, you should know something about the (star) system first."


Source: Daily Telegraph | Comments (34)




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Comment icon #25 Posted by Grey Area 14 years ago
The Universe is a noisy place, between black holes, quasars, pulsars and neutron stars, space is filled with the electromagnetic humm of the Big Bang and an Insurmoutable number of reactions going on. I think we'll be forgiven the rediculously small amount of noise we make, in comparison with the rest of universe. Some people need to chill out a bit.
Comment icon #26 Posted by Ricochetmatt 14 years ago
Wow. I did not know we were sending out so much crap into space. Wont be long before the aliens show up and put a big ole spam filter box around the planet.
Comment icon #27 Posted by DONTEATUS 14 years ago
Here`s a really good experiment you can do that really works. Go to a Really deep Caveren,Like Mammoth,or Carlsbad New Mexico take the Tour or where ever you can get way downundeground! Now find a place to sit away from the Tour and its noise,action ect background noise. And just sit and close your eyes and let the Silience filter into your being. Three time over the last five years Ive done this at two different Caves in the U.S. And all times you can actually notice the absence of a slight viberation in your head,ear`s self awareness. What ever it Is IT`s quite noticble. Give it a Try ? We j... [More]
Comment icon #28 Posted by 747400 14 years ago
There was a discussion about this in one of the other threads just not long ago. I think those who know about these things say that TV or radio transmissions would be so weakened that they'd be unintelligable to anyone very far away, which is probably why SETI hasn't found anything yet.
Comment icon #29 Posted by chaoszerg 14 years ago
If we keep calling and they are not picking up you will tick em off in the end with the constant ringing.
Comment icon #30 Posted by REBEL 14 years ago
Apparently not only is it a major concern, the aliens have also warned NASA about other imminent dangers, being attacked by projectile flying space spam... Image by NASA...
Comment icon #31 Posted by MID 14 years ago
Apparently not only is it a major concern, the aliens have also warned NASA about other imminent dangers, being attacked by projectile flying space spam... Image by NASA... Well that explains the shortage of one can of Spam we have on the ISS transfer list. Haven't been able to locate that thing anywhere!
Comment icon #32 Posted by DONTEATUS 14 years ago
Now I know where the Naxt Dream Cafe will be Spam smoked the best by Guess Who?
Comment icon #33 Posted by Finity 14 years ago
I can imagine they would get annoyed with endless e-mails trying to sell them dodgy drugs, I know I would
Comment icon #34 Posted by lookingfortruth 14 years ago
Well behaviour, yes its is big time risks to do this now and others don't expiated that. Not many people do see this as spamming the space with lot of things such was music or sending messages though out to try to get contact or other means. It well bring unwelcome guest to earth or other means wrong messages mankind gives out not knowing what they said other take it differently. I do see this some point, but not many people do not understand others don't know humans songs and etc.. people send out as well on top of it all the language NASA or some one sends some things with image like don't m... [More]


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