Screw You, E.T.

That wonderful ability to use your cell phone during flights? Might keep us from looking into the stars:

Cellphone use on planes "could be a disaster for us", says Michael Davis, director of projects at California's SETI Institute, which searches for signs of extraterrestrial intelligence, and former chair of the NAS committee. "We have incredibly sensitive radio telescopes - even a single cellphone on a single plane 100 miles away could cause pretty serious damage", he told New Scientist.

-- Astronomers criticise plans to allow cellphone use on planes [newscientist.com] (thanks Blues)