SETI
We Could Detect Extraterrestrial Satellite Megaconstellations Within a few Hundred Light-Years
If an alien civilization has a Starlink-like constellation of satellites, we might be able to find them.
Breakthrough Listen Searched for Signals From Intelligent Civilizations Near the Center of the Milky Way
If there are aliens out there, they probably aren't in the central region of our galaxy.
We Could Detect Alien Civilizations Through Their Interstellar Quantum Communication
A new study by SETI researcher Michael Hippke suggests that we look for advanced species by trying to spot signs…
What are the Best Ways to Search for Technosignatures?
The search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) has long roots in human history. With the advent of modern technologies, scientists were…
According to the Math, it’s Highly Unlikely That an Intelligent Civilization is Located at Alpha Centauri
In a new study, a pair of Harvard astrophysicists did the math on whether or not BLC1 is an extraterrestrial…
A Very Interesting Radio Signal was Just Detected Coming from Proxima Centauri
There’s a powerful scene in the movie “Contact” (one of my favs) where lead character Ellie Arroway is sitting among…
Beyond “Fermi’s Paradox” XIII: What is the “Ocean Worlds” Hypothesis?
Could it be that we haven't heard from any aliens because theyre mainly space whales living live inside icy bodies…
Beyond “Fermi’s Paradox” XII: What is the Waterworlds Hypothesis?
Is it possible that the reason we haven't heard from any aliens is because there's too much water out there?
The Moon is the Perfect Spot for SETI
A recent white paper submitted to the PSA Decadal Survey 2023-2032 recommends that a lunar observatory be built that can…
Astronomers Will Be Able to Use the World’s Biggest Radio Telescope to Search for Signals from Extraterrestrial Civilizations
Back in April, we reported on how a collaboration between the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the Breakthrough Listen Initiative, and…