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A revolutionary effort to monitor the sky for laser flashes is ramping up. Based on a new approach to detecting such flashes, the SETI Institute’s LaserSETI program is building a network of instruments to monitor the entire night sky. This network represents an unprecedented growth in the continuing search for manifestations of sophisticated intelligence beyond Earth.