Just the Facts: Three SETI Myths By Peter Backus published 22 June 06 Many common ideas about SETI just aren’t true, but that doesn't prevent them from popping up in popular articles, blogs, books, and even movies. Here are three of my favorite fallacies about SETI.
Sharing the Allen Telescope Array By Peter Backus published 16 February 06 The Allen Telescope Array (ATA) is the first of a new generation of radio telescopes. It is a radical departure from traditional radio telescope design and construction.
Big Possibilities for Small Stars By Peter Backus published 28 July 05 For decades the conventional wisdom on M dwarfs and habitable planets was "forget it." That view is changing.