An artificial neural network has identified a square structure within a triangular one in a crater on the dwarf planet Ceres, with several people agreeing on this perception. The result […]
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Searching For A Standard Drake Equation
In the 20th century the scientific search for extraterrestrial intelligence began, and the Drake equation was proposed to estimate the number of extraterrestrial species humanity could attempt to detect, N. […]
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Breakthrough Listen Follow-up of the Random Transiter (EPIC 249706694/HD 139139) with the Green Bank Telescope
The star EPIC 249706694 (HD 139139) was found to exhibit 28 transit-like events over an 87 day period during the Kepler mission’s K2 Campaign 15 (Rappaport et al. 2019). These […]
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Choosing a Maximum Drift Rate in a SETI Search: Astrophysical Considerations
A radio transmitter which is accelerating with a non-zero radial component with respect to a receiver will produce a signal that appears to change its frequency over time. This effect, […]
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Improved Analysis of Clarke Exobelt Detectability
We analyze the potential transit light curve effects due to a Clarke belt of satellites around an exoplanet. Building on code and analysis from Korpela, Sallmen, & Leystra Greene (2015), […]
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Looking for Lurkers: A New Way to Do SETI
The most recently discovered group of rocky bodies nearby Earth are termed co-orbital objects. An attractive location for extraterrestrial intelligence (ETI) to locate a probe to observe Earth throughout our […]
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Allen Telescope Array Upgrade Program Funded
The SETI Institute announced a new gift by Qualcomm founder Franklin Antonio that funds the first phase of a 3-year initiative to revitalize the Allen Telescope Array (ATA). These upgrades […]
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Model Of The Search For Extraterrestrial Intelligence With Coronagraphic Imaging
We present modeled detection limits of the Gemini Planet Imager (GPI) and the Wide-Field Infrared Space Telescope (WFIRST) to an optical and infrared laser which could be used by an […]
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Towards a Comprehensive Bibliography for SETI
In this work, we motivate, describe, and announce a living bibliography for academic papers and other works published in the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI). The bibliography makes use of […]
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The Breakthrough Listen Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
The discovery of the ubiquity of habitable extrasolar planets, combined with revolutionary advances in instrumentation and observational capabilities, have ushered in a renaissance in the millenia-old quest to answer our […]