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krappyesterday at 7:33 PM1 replyview on HN

Radio signals do weaken and dissipate over time and space. Broadcast signals could fade into the cosmic microwave background in a few light years depending on their strength. The sci-fi trope of aliens picking up Earth tv and radio just isn't plausible.


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exe34yesterday at 8:27 PM

And in that light, you're worried two blocks the size of a small car will get picked up on the alien's hyperspace scanners?

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