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Yuri Milner – Russian multimillionaire and entrepreneur philanthropist – decided to allocate one hundred million dollars in search of an extraterrestrial intelligent life, be it Martian civilization, the presence of aliens on the moon or even in parallel worlds, or the mind in the most remote corners The universe.
Theoretical physicist to take part in Breakthrough Listen project Stephen Hawking, former head of NASA’s research center, leading American scientists as well (as an expert) founder of Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI), which, to some extent, will replace Milner’s project. It will be designed for ten years, thanks to allocated funds planned to create the latest equipment, as well as rent the world’s largest telescopes, as well as attracting the best astronomers from all over the planet.
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According to The New York Times, the search for extraterrestrial intelligent life can be attended by anyone, moreover, how suggests Yuri Milner himself, aliens are likely to find just an amateur astronomer. Also says philanthropist entrepreneur, we will do everything in our project as many earthlings took part as he will open, apolitical and without any secrets and omissions that demonstrate almost all space agencies today of the world.
And Hawking added to this that Breakthrough Listen could become a very interesting scientific experiment. And even if it doesn’t work out prove that we are not alone in the vast Universe, then the radius of the search intelligent life will be greatly narrowed.
For information, Yuri Milner is a co-owner of Internet companies Mail.ru Group and DST Global, founder of three prestigious awards Breakthrough Prize – for achievements in medicine, mathematics and fundamental physics.
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