What is the likelihood of Kepler 452-b being able to hear us, or any other exoplanets for that matter?  The Kepler telescope by the same name has discovered over 500 more “exoplanets of interest” that may lend themselves to further examination.  How we “examine” them depends on what would be the most effective way.  Some suggest using starshades to filter out excess distortion when using a telescope but how about sending a signal to them?  One astronomer had this to say about things:

Humankind, after all, has been inadvertently broadcasting electromagnetic waves since the invention of radio a century ago. Those early radio transmission were weak—too weak to even make it through Earth’s ionosphere, says Seth Shostak, senior astronomer at the SETI Institute.

Let’s find out if this makes sense and check out a video on exoplanets on page 2

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