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Basic Facts

Since its founding in 1980, The Planetary Society has been there to support Radio SETI projects. From "Suitcase SETI" to SETI@home and "Southern SETI," The Planetary Society has made sure that we will never stop listening to that distant call.
Learn More about Radio SETI searches, or click here for a full chronology of The Planetary Society's support of SETI.

Press Releases

8 April, 2004: SETI Enthusiasts Gather at Harvard
On August 7, 2004, several of the world's foremost SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) scientists will participate in a public symposium at Harvard University sponsored by The Planetary Society.   Presentations at "ET, Where Are You?"  will range from what we have learned so far to what's next in searching for life - and intelligence - elsewhere in the universe.

18 March, 2002: Planetary Society Celebrates 20 Years Searching for Real E.T.
The Planetary Society, the world's largest space-interest organization, marks 20 years of searching for extraterrestrial intelligence - SETI. From an optical SETI telescope to the wildly popular SETI@home program, the Society supports cutting edge research around the world, seeking to answer an age-old question: are we alone in the universe?

Images

Click to enlarge >	Dish No. 1 at the Instituto Argentino de Radioastronomia (IAR). IAR is located 35 kilometers south of Buenos Aires and is home to SOuthern SETI. Credit: IAR/Guillermo Lemarchand.
Click to enlarge >	One of the 30 meter antennas at IAR IAR is located 35 kilometers south of Buenos Aires. It is home to Southern SETI. Credit: IAR/Guillermo Lemarchand.
Click to enlarge >	Guillermo Lemarchand, Southern SETI Project Director Credit: IAR/Guillermo Lemarchand
Click to enlarge >	An aerial view of the Instituto Argentino de Radioastronomia (IAR) with its two 30 meter dishes. IAR is located 35 kilometers south of Buenos Aires. It is home to Southern SETI. Credit: IAR
Click to enlarge >	The antennas control room at the Instituto Argentino de Radioastronomia (IAR). IAR is located 35 kilometers south of Buenos Aires. It is home to Southern SETI. Credit: IAR/Guillermo Lemarchand