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extraterrestrial

[ek-struh-tuh-res-tree-uhl] / ˌɛk strə təˈrɛs tri əl /


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"Extraterrestrial intelligences, ETIs, in our galaxy are probably pretty rare," says Scherf.

From Science Daily • Oct. 12, 2025

The letters "Seti" are an acronym for the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2024

Mr. Dawood is also on the board of trustees for the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence Institute.

From New York Times • Jun. 19, 2023

The Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, where De Zeeuw also had an affiliation, today told Science it had severed ties with a Leiden researcher based on a university investigation, also without mentioning a name.

From Science Magazine • Oct. 25, 2022

Extraterrestrial Life, Yes; Visitors in UFOs, No In addition to astrology, innumerates are, I believe, considerably more likely than others to believe in visitors from outer space.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos




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