16 August 2011 Updated at 13:46 ET
Donors help re-open mothballed telescopes searching for ET
Judith Burns
Science reporter, BBC News
The Allen Telescope Array closed in April this year
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Telescopes looking for extra terrestrial intelligence should re-open within weeks after donors replaced income lost in public funding cuts.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-14544953