Which of the Following Questions Is NOT Part of What

question 29

Multiple Choice

Which of the following questions is NOT part of what astronomers call the "cosmic haystack problem" in receiving messages from other civilizations in space?

• A) we don't know what star might have planets with intelligent life
• B) we don't know what channel they may be using to send messages
• C) we don't know whether the signal is always on (continuous) or only for a brief time every cycle
• D) we don't know how to receive signals in the wavelength range that is the most likely for interstellar communications
• E) we don't know how other civilizations might encode messages in the carrier wave they send

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