{"id":10203,"date":"2021-05-26T14:45:49","date_gmt":"2021-05-26T13:45:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/c3riimpact\/?p=10203"},"modified":"2021-05-26T14:45:49","modified_gmt":"2021-05-26T13:45:49","slug":"dr-david-clarke-discusses-the-launch-of-the-uks-first-telescope-dedicated-towards-searching-for-extra-terrestrial-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/c3riimpact\/dr-david-clarke-discusses-the-launch-of-the-uks-first-telescope-dedicated-towards-searching-for-extra-terrestrial-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr David Clarke discusses the launch of the UK&#8217;s first telescope dedicated towards searching for extra-terrestrial life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Associate professor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shu.ac.uk\/about-us\/our-people\/staff-profiles\/david-clarke\">David Clarke<\/a> has been quoted in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailystar.co.uk\/news\/latest-news\/x-files-experts-plotting-hunt-24168984\">Daily Star<\/a> and Sunday Express talking about the launch of the UK&#8217;s first telescope dedicated towards searching for extra-terrestrial life. 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