To: Cheapskate
The whole SETI thing is bigger than we thought... Art Bell does not have a clue.
The Secret of 70 Virginis
by Dr. H. Paul Shuch, Executive Director
One of the persistent rumors circulating on the Internet, a myth that just won't go away, is the allegation that SETI has received signals from the direction of 70 Virginis. 70Vir is a Sun-like star which we now know to have at least one planet, possibly in the habitable zone. It's claimed that we're hiding this knowledge from the public. In the interest of dispelling that myth, I reproduce below the entire email dialog between myself and an interested, though skeptical, SETI League member:
To: operation clinton cleanup
"One of the persistent rumors circulating on the Internet, a myth that just won't go away, is the allegation that SETI has received signals from the direction of 70 Virginis. 70Vir is a Sun-like star which we now know to have at least one planet, possibly in the habitable zone."Is the star 72 Virginis where the Muslim aliens are broadcasting from?
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07/31/2006 2:53:47 PM PDT by
Momaw Nadon
("...with the ultimate goal of ending tyranny in our world.")
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