* Astronomy

South Korea has some of the best telecommunication technology in the world. If only eavesdropping on alien chatter was as easy as flipping open a cell phone.
The Gwacheon National Science Museum said its brand new 7.2-meter telescope, to be activated this month, will be used to search for signs of extraterrestrial intelligence.
Local astronomers are analysing radio signals detected by the telescope, which is now under a test run, according to Lee Kang-hwan, who will head the museum's SETI (search for extra-terrestrial intelligence) program.

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