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If scientists ever succeed in making contact with extraterrestrial beings, who gets to steer the conversation? Indeed, how do we even have a conversation? Despite what Gene Roddenberry told you, any ...

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Between the Artemis II launch and the success of the Ryan Gosling-led Project Hail Mary, it seems like everyone is interested in outer space right now. And a select few think outer space is interested ...