<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="false"><li>Airport radar systems worldwide are unintentionally broadcasting powerful signals into space, potentially announcing humanity's existence to alien civilizations up to 200 light years away.</li><li>The radar emissions could be detected by extraterrestrials with radio telescopes, revealing Earth's 'hidden electromagnetic leakage' and unintentional technosignatures.</li><li>The research explores how radar signals from Earth would appear to nearby star systems, indicating that any planet with advanced technology and aviation systems could produce similar electromagnetic signatures.</li><li>This unintentional cosmic broadcasting poses new opportunities for SETI researchers to detect signs of intelligent life beyond traditional intentional messages, potentially connecting Earth with alien civilizations within our galactic neighborhood.</li></ul>

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