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How should humanity respond to first contact from extra-terrestrials? UK alien hunters to ask the public in the largest ever survey of its kind

A survey has been launched which will ask the public how we should respond
The views they will gather will help shape plans for an international protocol
Scientists send probes to planets in the solar system to search for alien life
SETI's Breakthrough Listen project uses antennas to try and pick up signals
But there is no procedure enshrined in international law on how to respond to a signal from an alien civilisation