I just read “Last Contact” by Stephen Baxter (which I highly recommend, but only if you’re okay with sad stories) so this news amuses me:
Yesterday, friend-connecting network Bebo beamed a message at Gliese 581c, a terrestrial “super-Earth” that might be capable of supporting life.
So I wonder if they’ll accept the friend request or mark it as spam. Full story here. It’s been a good week for scifi.

















