Interstellar Communication: Feasibility, Methods, and the Challenge of Decoding Alien Data
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An inquirer weighs how feasible it is to communicate with aliens far away, considering radio or laser exchanges, a four-light-year gap with years of delay, what could be learned from pictures or videos, how alien data would be read by our computers, and whether unknown tech could help, all to understand the practical hurdles of interstellar communication.