SETI
Before we Develop Self-Replicating Machines to Explore the Universe, we Should Figure out how to Turn Them off Again
In a recent study, aerospace engineer Prof. Alex Ellery proposes a biologically-inspired method that could keep self-replicating robots from running…
Snooping on Alien Messages Passing Through the Solar System
Researchers at Penn State University have studied a new technique that could use a star’s ability to focus and magnify…
Chinese Astronomers Detect an Interesting (But NOT Alien) Signal With the FAST Radio Observatory
Unfortunately, China's 500-Meter Aperture Spherical Telescope (FAST) did NOT detect possible alien signals, only radio interference from Earth.
Another few Weeks of Observations Could Tell us if the Wow! Signal Repeats
The famous Wow Signal might be a repeating radio burst, and astronomers might soon prove it.
There Could Be Four Hostile Civilizations in the Milky Way
In a series of papers, amateur astronomer and exoplanet researcher Alberto Caballero narrows down who could have sent the Wow!…
Humanity Will Need to Survive About 400,000 Years if We Want any Chance of Hearing From an Alien Civilization
If there are so many galaxies, stars, and planets, where are all the aliens, and why haven't we heard from…
When Will Humanity Become a Type I Civilization?
Can humanity become a Type I civilization without causing our own Great Filter?
SETI Researchers can now Scan all Data at the Very Large Array for any Evidence of Alien Transmissions
The Very Large Array (VLA) will monitor space 24/7 for signs of extraterrestrial intelligence, thanks to a new partnership between…
Canada's CHIME is Getting More Observatories to Search for Fast Radio Bursts
The CHIME array and its partner institutions are getting an upgrade to enhance their ability to trace Fast Radio Bursts…
If Aliens Were Sending us Signals, This is What They Might Look Like
An international team of scientists have created a new tool for identifying possible radio transmissions from an extraterrestrial civilization