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Article: SEND AN INTERSTELLAR SMS DURING NATIONAL SCIENCE WEEK.
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- August 14, 2009
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MEDIA RELEASE PR35715
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Send An Interstellar SMS During National Science Week
CANBERRA, Aug. 14 /Medianet International-AsiaNet/ --Australians will have the opportunity to send text-like messages to potential intelligent life beyond Earth thanks to an initiative to be launched today to mark National Science Week.
From today until 5.00 pm Monday, 24 August, the public can visit www.HelloFromEarth.net to post goodwill messages that will be transmitted to the nearest Earth-like planet outside our Solar System likely to support life.
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