jamesycakes231 t1_j9tc6aa wrote on February 24, 2023 at 12:30 PM Reply to Would an Earth-like planet with identical technology be able to detect signals from us? by lukinhasb It's possible to detect signals, but even if a planet 2,000 ly away has the same tech and sends us a message, we won't receive it until 4023. By then we could well be long gone. Permalink 11
jamesycakes231 t1_j9tc6aa wrote
Reply to Would an Earth-like planet with identical technology be able to detect signals from us? by lukinhasb
It's possible to detect signals, but even if a planet 2,000 ly away has the same tech and sends us a message, we won't receive it until 4023. By then we could well be long gone.