Professor Stephen Hawking backs new search for aliens
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Professor Hawking says intelligent life elsewhere in the universe could already be aware of us
Professor Stephen Hawking has launched a new project to find out whether there is life elsewhere in the universe.
The search for intelligent life in space is said to be the biggest yet.
The 10-year effort will listen for broadcast signals from a million of the stars closest to Earth.
The £64m project was launched by the Breakthrough Initiatives group at the Royal Society in London.
One of the world's most famous scientists, Professor Stephen Hawking, is supporting the project
Speaking at the launch, Professor Hawking said: "Somewhere in the cosmos, perhaps, intelligent life may be watching these lights of ours, aware of what they mean.
"It's time to commit to finding the answer - to search for life beyond Earth.
"We are alive. We are intelligent. We must know."
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