Following the results of our previous low frequency searches for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) using the Murchison Widefield Array (MWA), directed toward the Galactic Centre and the Orion Molecular Cloud (Galactic […]
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Reanalysis of Breakthrough Listen Data to Include Other Stellar Objects in the Field Produces Most Comprehensive SETI Search to Date
Breakthrough Listen (the initiative to find signs of intelligent life in the universe) and the University of Manchester announced today a reanalysis of existing data that represents a new milestone […]
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Monte Carlo Estimation Of The Probability Of Causal Contacts Between Communicating Civilisations
In this work we address the problem of estimating the probabilities of causal contacts between civilisations in the Galaxy. We make no assumptions regarding the origin and evolution of intelligent […]
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Planck Frequencies As Schelling Points In SETI
In SETI, when searching for “beacons” — transmissions intended for us and meant to get our attention — one must guess the appropriate frequency to search by considering what frequencies […]
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Life in the Galaxy: Is This as Good as It Gets?
Researchers have found that rocky exoplanets which formed early in the life of the galaxy seem to have had a greater chance of developing a magnetic field and plate tectonics […]
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One Of Everything: The Breakthrough Listen Exotica Catalog
We present Breakthrough Listen’s “Exotica” Catalog as the centerpiece of our efforts to expand the diversity of targets surveyed in the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI). As motivation, we introduce […]
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Possibility of Dozens of Intelligent Civilizations in Our Galaxy
Is there anyone out there? This is an age-old question that researchers have now shed new light on with a study that calculates there could be more than 30 intelligent […]
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Reworking the SETI Paradox: METI's Place on the Continuum of Astrobiological Signaling
The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) has heretofore been a largely passive exercise, reliant on the pursuit of technosignatures. Still, there are those that advocate a more active approach. Messaging […]
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Qualitative Classification of Extraterrestrial Civilizations
Abridged: The interest towards searches for extraterrestrial civilizations (ETCs) was boosted by the discovery of thousands of exoplanets. We turn to the classification of ETCs for new considerations that may […]
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The Astrobiological Copernican Weak and Strong Limits for Extraterrestrial Intelligent Life
We present a cosmic perspective on the search for life and examine the likely number of Communicating Extra-Terrestrial Intelligent civilizations (CETI) in our Galaxy by utilizing the latest astrophysical information. […]