Are Alien "Lurkers" Watching You?

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The search for alien intelligence is usually a framed as a search for life around other stars. But some have suggested that we should look within the Solar System instead - seeking so-called "Lurkers", alien probes sent here to monitor us. Today we explore this interesting idea, the motivations behind it and where we might actually try surveying.

Written & presented by Prof David Kipping

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► Hippke 2020, Interstellar Communication Network. I. Overview and Assumptions, AJ 159, 10: https://arxiv.org/abs/1912.02616

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► Interstellar (2014) Paramount Pictures
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::Chapters::
00:00 Vistas of Other Worlds
07:52 Imaging via Visitation
11:00 Lurkers
13:15 Sponsorship
14:18 Intercepting LEO Lurkers
16:57 Lunar Lurkers
18:00 Distant Lurkers
21:08 Radio Lurkers
22:46 Flyby
25:49 Concluding Remarks

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