Article: Will songs sent into space lead to an alien invasion? Adorable: But extraterrestrials might not be as friendly as ET Nightmare: Ridley Scott's Alien.

Byline: David Derbyshire

IT'S not as though Nasa is beaming out the Cheeky Girls' back catalogue.

Nevertheless, scientists warn that transmitting songs into deep space could putthe Earth at risk of an alien attack.

They voiced fears that advertising humanity's place in the universe - ashappened last week when Nasa broadcast a Beatles track towards the North Star -could attract the attention of aliens who are less friendly than ET.

Dr Douglas Vakoch of the SETI Institute, which has been leading the search forextraterrestrials, told New Scientist magazine: ' Before sending out evenmagazine: 'Before sending out even symbolic messages, we need an opendiscussion ...

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