Aliens watching us? Scientists spot 1,000 nearby stars where E.T. could detect life on Earth

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As humanity ramps up its search for alien life, we should keep in mind that E.T. might be hunting for us as well.

Aliens watching us? Scientists spot 1,000 nearby stars where E.T. could detect life on Earth : Read more

 

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I ran a query and found 954 exoplanets that are <=300 ly or 93 pc from Earth, http://exoplanet.eu/catalog/

This site shows 814 exoplanets within that range, https://exoplanetarchive.ipac.caltech.edu/index.html

The paper cited in the report is very interesting, Which stars can see Earth as a transiting exoplanet?, https://academic.oup.com/mnrasl/article/499/1/L111/5931805, "We identify 1004 main-sequence stars within 100 parsecs, of which 508 guarantee a minimum 10-h long observation of Earth’s transit. Our star list consists of about 77 percent M-type, 12 percent K-type, 6 percent G-type, 4 percent F-type stars, and 1 percent A-type stars close to the ecliptic. SETI searches like the Breakthrough Listen Initiative are already focusing on this part of the sky."