https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/jun/23/scientists-identify-29-planets-where-aliens-could-observe-earth?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook&fbclid=IwAR21GJi20wJPMhEZInGx8RXnZh0BUF4PQE9sPxo42_RcoDw0pyf1nGBiaFo

Astronomers estimate 29 habitable planets are positioned to see Earth transit and intercept human broadcasts

Ian SampleScience editor@iansampleWed 23 Jun 2021 11.00 EDT

For centuries, Earthlings have gazed at the heavens and wondered about life among the stars. But as humans hunted for little green men, the extraterrestrials might have been watching us back.

In new research, astronomers have drawn up a shortlist of nearby star systems where any inquisitive inhabitants on orbiting planets would be well placed to spot life on Earth.

The scientists identified 1,715 star systems in our cosmic neighbourhood where alien observers could have discovered Earth in the past 5,000 years by watching it “transit” across the face of the sun.

Among…