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By Lester Haines<\/a> \u2022 Get more from this author<\/a><\/p>\n Posted in Space<\/a>, 27th September 2010 14:13\u00a0GMT<\/a><\/p>\n The head of the UN’s Office for Outer Space Affairs is poised to become first point of contact for extraterrestrials.<\/p>\n Astrophysicist Mazlan Othman, 58, is concerned that we simply don’t have a proper welcome mat ready to unroll when ET finally gets in touch – something she feels is ever more likely as we scour the skies for signs of non-human life. [[[MORE]]]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Found lying around The Register. By Lester Haines \u2022 Get more from this author Posted in Space, 27th September 2010 14:13\u00a0GMT The head of the UN’s Office for Outer Space Affairs is poised to become first point of contact for … Continue reading
\n she recently told fellow scientists: \u201cThe continued search for extraterrestrial communication, by several entities, sustains the hope that some day humankind will receive signals from extraterrestrials. When we do, we should have in place a co-ordinated response that takes into account all the sensitivities related to the subject. The UN is a ready-made mechanism for such co-ordination.\u201d<\/p>\n