Scientists have suggested building several solar system receiving stations, which would be enormous arrays of antennas stretching for many miles in different locations on Earth.
The scientists and futurists working on Project Icarus—a speculative attempt to design a starship capable of reaching the nearest neighboring star system, about 2.35 trillion miles.
Project Icarus' planners have suggested building several solar system receiving stations, which would be enormous arrays of antennas stretching for many miles in different locations on Earth.
The antennas in such an array would work in synergy to spot and capture the faint signals containing starship messages. Because the Earth rotates, the antennas in a particular SSRS would only be pointing at the distant starship for a small fraction of each day, and the weather in that location on Earth could hinder the reception.
For that reason, it might be wise to build multiple arrays of antennas in different locations on Earth, to ensure that we can stay in near-continuous communication.