SETI
Latest about SETI

Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico suffers serious damage after cable breaks
By Mike Wall published
One of Arecibo's supporting cables snapped early Monday morning (Aug. 10), ripping a 100-foot-long (30 meters) gash in the giant radio dish.

Ready, SETI, go: Is there a race to contact E.T.?
By Leonard David published
Researchers using China's huge new FAST radio telescope are piecing together a technological strategy to carry out a major and sweeping search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI).

'PANOSETI' prototypes: Ambitious alien-hunting project deploys 1st two telescopes
By Leonard David last updated
The first two prototype telescopes for the ambitious PANOSETI project are up and running.

'Dyson sphere' legacy: Freeman Dyson's wild alien megastructure idea will live forever
By Elizabeth Howell published
Freeman Dyson may be gone, but his famous alien-hunting idea will likely persist far into the future.

Is life possible around black holes?
By Paul Sutter published
A new research paper has found a new potential type of abode for life: a rocky planet orbiting just past the event horizon of a rapidly spinning supermassive black hole.

SETI search of interstellar Comet Borisov finds no sign of alien 'technosignatures'
By Mike Wall published
The Breakthrough Listen SETI project has scanned the interstellar Comet Borisov for "technosignatures" but come up empty so far.

To find intelligent alien life, humans may need to start thinking like an extraterrestrial
By Adam Mann published
Anthropologist reveals a potentially big flaw in the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI).

Alien Hunters Need Radio Silence on the Moon. Future Lunar Missions Could Wreck It.
By Meghan Bartels published
Everyone seems to want to go to the moon. Before they get there, though, radio astronomers would like them to think about what wavelengths they use to light the way.
Breaking space news, the latest updates on rocket launches, skywatching events and more!


