If you’ve ever wondered what might happen if SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) actually did detect alien signals from space, one scenario might be that certain concerns would not want such information to come to light. Well, according to some in the conspiracy community, that’s exactly what’s happening right now. Allegations are flying through cyberspace faster than an out-of-control Area-51 black budget aircraft that SETI discovered a high concentration of signals from a certain area of space, and an unidentified group has stepped in to block those signals, AND SETI has covered up the whole business. Sound far-fetched. Probably. The person doing the whistle-blowing runs a sort of rival alien signal sleuth group (CSETI) and has apparently made similar accusations against SETI in the past. You can read more about the current “controversy” here.
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