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At What Distance Could Earth’s Radio Signals Be Detected with Modern Technology? Up To 12,000 Light-Years Away, SETI Scientists Say


SETI scientists evaluate the maximum distance of detectability for various present-day Earth technosignatures -- radio transmissions, atmospheric technosignatures, optical and infrared signatures, and objects in space or on planetary surfaces -- using only present-day Earth instruments.

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