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Science & Technology influenced Contact
Added by Media Influence Map · 5 October 2026
- Space exploration
- SETI
The evidence
Based on Carl Sagan's novel, the film follows a SETI astronomer who detects a message from space at the Very Large Array, grounded in how the search for extraterrestrial intelligence actually works.
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