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Could humans be the only intelligent beings in all the vastness of the universe? Or are we just one humble race, a member of a vast intergalactic fraternity of advanced civilizations? SETI, the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence, is the scientific quest to answer these great unknowns. As of now all we have are questions, but we know the answers, when they come, could transform our world. Since the day it was formed in 1980, The Planetary Society has been there to support the search.
And what about other life? Is there -- or was there ever -- anything else alive in our solar system? Did microbes once spring to life in oases on early Mars, or around the undersea volcanic vents of Europa or Enceladus? Could life have originated on Mars and been transported to Earth? We've never detected evidence for anything living elsewhere than our own fragile planet. Are we alone?
From SETI@home to Hominid Fossils: Citizen Cyberscience Reshapes Research Landscape
Posted by Amir Alexander on 2008/01/15 11:00 CST | 1 comments
Planetary System Detected Around SETI@home Target Star
Posted by Amir Alexander on 2007/11/08 11:00 CST
Planetary Society's Optical SETI Telescope Offers Online View of Night sky
Posted by Bruce Betts on 2007/10/30 12:00 CDT
The Planetary Society's Optical SETI Telescope was built solely to search for possible light signals from alien civilizations. Located at Oak Ridge Observatory in Harvard, Massachusetts, it is the first dedicated Optical SETI telescope in the world. Its 72-inch primary mirror also makes it larger than any optical telescope in the U.S. east of the Mississippi river.
Keeping an Ear to the Center of the Galaxy, Southern SETI Prepares for Great Leap Forward
Posted by Amir Alexander on 2007/02/26 11:00 CST
With Observations in Full Swing, Team Prepares to Remove "Sunglasses" from Telescope
Posted by Amir Alexander on 2007/02/26 11:00 CST
With Multi-Beam Receiver, SETI@home Takes Giant Step Forward
Posted by Amir Alexander on 2006/08/14 12:00 CDT
Telescope shows its Amazing Capabilities
Posted by Bruce Betts on 2006/07/11 12:00 CDT
During a few observation sessions in late April, the new Optical SETI Telescope was already demonstrating its amazing capabilities. Over three nights, the telescope completed 17 hours of observation, under the direction of Paul Horowitz and his team of Harvard graduate students. During that time, the telescope observed 1% of the sky, looking for the briefest flashes of light coming from outer space.
Posted by Charlene AndersonAmir 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.
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