....to help fund SETI, the search for E.T.'s!!! LOL.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-51223704
And what would they do if they found E.T.'s?
Just read mankind's history books (and modern-day news reports) to see how earthlings treat every other life-forms on earth.
E.T. - don't just 'phone home, stay at home!