SETI

Hunting for Alien Megastructures

It's a big galaxy out there. Even the most skeptical scientist has to accept that if a civilisation like our…

12 years ago

Pluto May Soon Have a Moon Named Vulcan (Thanks to William Shatner)

The votes have been tallied and the results are in from the SETI Institute's Pluto Rocks Poll: "Vulcan" and "Cerberus"…

12 years ago

Naming Pluto’s Moons: Will it Come Down to Trekkies Versus the IAU?

As reported here on Universe Today last week, the SETI Institute has invited the public to vote on the names…

12 years ago

Less Than 1% of Exoplanet Systems Have Intelligent Life, Researchers Say

Recent findings say that Earth-like exoplanets could be all around us in our cosmic neighborhood. But how many would be…

12 years ago

The Cost of Exploring Space: Film vs. Reality

We all know that space exploration, while certainly not the largest expenditure of most countries, doesn't come cheap. But neither…

12 years ago

SETI: The Search Goes On

In this new video, SETI founder Frank Drake and astronomer Jill Tarter about why the search of the cosmos is…

12 years ago

SETI Astronomer Jill Tarter Recalls ‘Contact,’ 15 Years On

  In 1985, famed astronomer, author and TV host Carl Sagan invited Jill Tarter to dinner at his house near…

12 years ago

First SETI Search of Gliese 581 Finds No Signs of ET

[/caption] The first targeted SETI search of a system with a potentially habitable world has come up empty, but perhaps…

13 years ago

Aliens Don’t Want To Eat Us, Says Former SETI Director

[/caption] Alien life probably isn't interested in having us for dinner, enslaving us or laying eggs in our bellies, according…

13 years ago

Alien Hunter Jill Tarter Changing Her Focus

[/caption] After thirty-five years of listening for extra-terrestrial intelligence, astronomer Jill Tarter is stepping down from the research and will…

13 years ago