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Searching for E.T. and the Cure for Cancer: The Planetary Society Helps Trigger a Computing Revolution

Posted by Charlene Anderson Amir Alexander on 2006/07/07 12:00 CDT

The Planetary Society Optical SETI Telescope Opens

Posted by Bruce Betts on 2006/04/28 12:00 CDT

On April 11, 2006, a new era dawned in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) with the dedication and beginning of operations of The Planetary Society Optical SETI Telescope in Harvard, Massachusetts. It is the first devoted optical SETI telescope in the world. The telescope was constructed by Paul Horowitz and his group at Harvard University using funding from Planetary Society members.

Update: Getting Started

Posted by Louis D. Friedman on 2005/12/02 11:00 CST

The End of Cosmos 1, the Beginning of the Next Chapter

Posted by Louis D. Friedman on 2005/09/30 12:00 CDT

Near Earth Object 2011 GP59, discovered by Shoemaker Grant recipient La Sagra Observatory

Updates from Past Recipients of the Shoemaker NEO Grants

Posted by Bruce Betts on 2005/08/17 12:00 CDT

Update as of July 28, 2005 Following last year's Potentially Hazardous Asteroid and a few other non-main-belt discoveries, I looked into what improvements I could make to more efficiently image the sky. The major advance involved the design of a 3-lens corrector comprising 2 stock lenses and a custom lens I made myself.

Volna Failure Review Board Reports on Loss of Cosmos 1

Posted by Louis D. Friedman on 2005/07/20 12:00 CDT