SETI
Less Than 20 Years Until First Contact?
[/caption] The Allen Telescope Array (ATA) has come online with its initial configuration of 42 antennas. The project, led by…
Podcast: The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
[/caption] You know what this show needs? More aliens. Since we don't seem to have any visiting right now, we're…
Messages From Earth Beamed to Alien World
[/caption] The powerful opening scene of the movie "Contact" portrays radio and television signals from Earth heading out into space.…
New Search for Extraterrestrials Waits for No One, Er…, Everyone
In a bold move, astronomers have begun a new search to understand and explain the origin, nature and prevalence of…
Communicating Via the Cepheid Galactic Internet
[/caption] If an alien species wanted to communicate with Earthlings, or any other civilization that might be out there, how…
New Radio Telescope to Help SETI Scan Unexplored Frequencies for Extraterrestrials
Since the 1960's astronomers have been scanning the heavens, searching for radio signals beamed towards the vicinity of Earth by…
Doritos In Space
I'm all for the commercial use of space, but this might be a bit overboard. Back in March of this…
If ET Calls, Would We Be Told?
If a verified message from aliens is ever received, would the public be told about it? SETI -- the Search…
Is Our Universe Ruled by Artificial Intelligence?
Science fiction is filled with unusual alien species. But apart from the occasional robot, biological life is running the show.…
Making the Best First Impression, with Aliens
Did you know the SETI Institute has a Director of Interstellar Message Composition? I did not know that. I guess…