Alien life-probing telescopes go dark after blaze cuts electricity

摘要

A large wildfire in Northern California has put a halt -- for now -- to an ongoing effort to searchrnfor extraterrestrial life.rnThe SETI Institute's Allen Telescope Array in Hat Creek, Calif., about 290 miles northeast ofrnSan Francisco, shut down operations this week after the wildfire cut off the facility's powerrnsupply.