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World Service,02 Oct 1999,13 mins

Martian Dust that Falls to Earth

Seeing Stars

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The material from Mars that falls to the Earth - discussion with Colin Pillinger of The Open University. The purpose of SETI@home project is to use people's computers to analyse data to detect radio signals from extra-terrestrial life. Dan Werthimer SETI's chief scientist talks about the project. Plus what was happening among the stars and planets in October 1999. This is a programme from the BBC World Service Archive and was originally broadcast in 1999.

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