I think it's very important project. This one is driven by the hueman spirit
Thoughts about SETI and SETI@home
Extraterrestrial life surly exists, the question is how advance and how far. The amount is not relevant. I belive there is 1000's of extraterrestrial lifes out there as our universe is not the only one exists.
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