Mersenne Prime

For you math geeks, a new Mersenne prime number has been discovered.

Someday it will come in handy, perhaps in communicating with Extraterrestrial life through the SETI project.

Don't forget to phone home...

Links:

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=105445455

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=102871918

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extraterrestrial_life

http://www.seti.org/

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