One of the beneficial outcomes of searching for life in the Universe is that it grants greater awareness of our own problems here on Earth. Lack of contact with alien […]
SETI & Technosignatures
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SETI, Astrobiology Pioneer Jill Tarter Awarded Jansky Lectureship
Associated Universities, Inc. (AUI), and the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) have awarded the 2014 Karl G. Jansky Lectureship to Dr. Jill C. Tarter, of the SETI Institute. The Jansky […]
Posted inHabitable Zones, SETI & Technosignatures
Infrared Search for Extraterrestrial Civilizations with Large Energy Supplies
We describe the framework and strategy of the \^G infrared search for extraterrestrial civilizations with large energy supplies, which will use the wide-field infrared surveys of WISE and Spitzer to […]
Posted inBiosignatures & Paleobiology, SETI & Technosignatures
A New Approach to SETI: Targeting Alien Polluters
Humanity is on the threshold of being able to detect signs of alien life on other worlds. By studying exoplanet atmospheres, we can look for gases like oxygen and methane […]
Posted inAstrobiology (general), SETI & Technosignatures
Seth Shostak: Using Radio in the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
The question of whether we share the universe with other intelligent beings is of long standing. Written speculation on this subject stretches back to the classical Greeks, and it hardly […]
Posted inAstrobiology (general), Budgets and Policy, SETI & Technosignatures
Testimony of Dan Werthimer Before Congress
SETI experiments are trying to determine whether other intelligent, technologically capable, life exists in the universe, to answer the question “Are we alone?” or “Is anybody out there?” STATEMENT OF […]
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Are We Ready for Contact with Extraterrestrial Intelligence?
The Search for ExtraTerrestrial Intelligence (SETI) project is an initiative that began in the 70s with funding from NASA, but that has evolved towards the collaboration of millions of Internet […]
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Tom Pierson
SETI Institute Founding CEO Tom Pierson has left our planet. Learn more about his life here. Ad Astra, Tom. “Under Pierson’s guidance, the Institute grew from a tiny, narrowly focused […]
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John Billingham
Keith’s note: NASA sources report that John Billingham has passed away. John ran the SETI Program Office when NASA used to do SETI. He also ran life science at NASA […]
Posted inAstronomy & Telescopes, SETI & Technosignatures
ET Detection Method Calls for World's Largest Telescope
Until recently, one of the ultimate mysteries of the universe — how many civilizations may exist on planets orbiting other stars in the Milky Way Galaxy — relied on the […]