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 […]
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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 […]
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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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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 […]
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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 […]
Posted inAstrobiology (general), Mars, NASA Astrobiology Program, People Of Astrobiology, Press Release
NASA Astrobiology Architect, Dr. Gerald Soffen, Dies
NASA Scientist Dr. Gerald Soffen, who led the Viking science team that performed the first experiments on the surface of the planet Mars and a guiding force in NASA’s effort […]
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The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) 1997
Over the past two decades there has developed an increasingly serious debate about the existence of extraterrestrial intelligent life. More recently, there have been significant deliberations about ways in which […]
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Book: Intelligent Life In The Universe by I.S. Shklovskii and Carl Sagan
This book, first published in 1966, is a product of a unique international collaboration between a world famous Russian astronomer and a leading American space scientist, the first popular and […]