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SETI thinks we might have missed messages from aliens

They think the focus was too narrow to account for the possible disturbances that exist out there.

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Stormy space weather may be garbling messages from aliens, new research suggests

Researchers who listen for signs of non-human life say signals ‘can slip below detection thresholds, even if it’s there’

The Guardian - US

Where are all the aliens? Maybe space weather is scrambling their transmissions

We may be missing alien radio signals because they have become smeared beyond the narrowband detectors that SETI utilizes, a new study suggests.

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Astronomers searching for alien life are sharpening our cosmic clocks. Here's why

Tiny delays in pulsar signals measured by SETI scientists could aid the search for gravitational waves and extraterrestrial life.

Space

3I/ATLAS Sparks Alien Fever Again: Scientists Refuse to Rule Out Intelligent Origin

Recent scans of interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS by the Green Bank Telescope show no radio signals, yet astronomers argue it is too early to rule out alien origins.

International Business Times UK

SETI's 'Noah’s Ark' – a space historian explores how the advent of radio astronomy led to the USSR’s search for extraterrestrial life

An expert dives into the history of radio astronomy and the search for life beyond our Earth.

Space

Alleged 3I/ATLAS NASA Leak Shows Interstellar Body Is Emitting Strange Pulse Waves In Frequency Used By SETI To Search For Alien Life

A viral claim suggests NASA detected 3I/ATLAS emitting pulse waves at 1,420 MHz, the same frequency SETI uses to search for extraterrestrial life.

International Business Times UK

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SETI’s ‘Noah’s Ark’ – a space historian explores how the advent of radio astronomy led to the USSR’s search for extraterrestrial life

As humans began to explore outer space in the latter half of the 20th century, radio waves proved a powerful tool. Scientists could send out radio waves to communicate with satellites, rockets and other spacecraft, and use radio telescopes to take in radio waves emitted by objects throughout the universe.

The Conversation

3I/ATLAS Mystery Deepens: Alien Contact or Government Control? SETI's New Rules Spark Free Speech Fears

The discovery of interstellar object 3I/ATLAS coincides with SETI's proposed new post-detection rules—raising public fears of censorship and debate over who controls information about alien contact.

International Business Times UK

Could deciphering dolphin language help us communicate with ET?

There are creatures here on Earth that may give us clues about how to communicate with extraterrestrial intelligence — dolphins, which are famously social and smart.

Space

Have signs of life been found on another planet? Scientists are calling that into question

Researchers say claims of promising hints of life off Earth indicate enthusiasm is ‘outpacing evidence’

The Independent UK

SETI: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence review - "Deeply rewarding"

Besides being a rewarding multiplayer experience, SETI has one of the best solo modes we’ve seen in a competitive game

GamesRadar

SETI tracks distorted signals from distant pulsars with data from destroyed Arecibo Observatory

Years after the collapse of the Arecebo telescope data from the radio observatory has helped SETI scientists probe the characteristics of pulsars, cosmic lighthouses powered by dead stars.

Space

SETI tests new alien-hunting strategy, but TRAPPIST-1 planets remain silent

A new search for extraterrestrial radio signals during planetary occultations in the TRAPPIST-1 system provides a promising new strategy for hunting for extraterrestrial life.

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How AI is helping us search the universe for alien technosignatures

"It's now a part of mainstream astrophysics."

Space

SETI searches for alien life in over 1,000 galaxies using unexplored radio frequencies

New findings could elevate SETI into an extragalactic search for life beyond Earth.

Space

SETI chief says US has no evidence for alien technology. 'And we never have'

For the chief leader of the SETI Institute, established to search for and understand life beyond Earth, there's a need to step back and cuddle up to a cup of cosmic reality.

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"I come from the old-school, the analogue tape and mixing desk-era - but with software, you have so much potential for playing around": The Orb spin-off Sedibus on new project SETI, manipulating samples and the evolution of technology

Detaching from The Orb mothership, Sedibus is the latest project of core figurehead Alex Paterson, accompanied by former Orb-member and key creative collaborator Andy Falconer

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SETI searches for alien signals synchronized with supernova 1987A

Astronomers revitalize an old concept called the SETI Ellipsoid that incorporates supernovas in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence.

Space

'It's getting closer and closer for sure.' How SETI is expanding its search for alien intelligence (exclusive)

Space.com caught up with Bill Diamond, President and CEO of the SETI Institute for an exclusive, mind-stretching close-encounter discussion regarding the search for extraterrestrial intelligence.

Space

Alien technosignatures more likely to be found on oxygen-rich exoplanets. Here's why

To stand the best chance of detecting technosignatures, SETI should survey exoplanets with atmospheres that are at least 18% oxygen.

Space

SETI Institute gets $200 million to seek out evidence of alien life

Researchers are taking seriously the idea that our first evidence of life elsewhere in the cosmos may come in the form of alien technology.

Space

First contact with aliens could end in colonization and genocide if we don't learn from history

How humanity responds to the first contact with intelligent alien life could determine the very fate of our species. Here's what we can learn from history.

Salon

Alien contact could be a disaster

A public ET message could initiate cascading events, including military actions to corporate resource mining

LiveScience

First contact with aliens could easily end in genocide, scholars warn

SETI has been searching for evidence of alien life – but could doing so end in disaster?

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