SETI

The search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) is a collective term for scientific searches for intelligent extraterrestrial life, for example, monitoring electromagnetic radiation for signs of transmissions from civilizations on other planets.Scientific investigation began shortly after the advent of radio in the early 1900s, and focused international efforts have been ongoing since the 1980s.

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A Brief-ish History of SETI. Part VII: Brief Windows and Transcendence

A Brief-ish History of SETI. Part VI: The Great Silence and the Great Filter

A Brief-ish History of SETI. Part V: The First Interstellar Messengers

A Brief-ish History of SETI. Part IV: Arecibo and the WOW! Signal

A Brief-ish History of SETI. Part III: Dyson and Kardashev

A Brief-ish History of SETI. Part II: Ozma and the Drake Equation

A Brief-ish History of SETI. Part I: "Where is Everybody?"

SETI says it's possible it missed radio signals from advanced extraterrestrials due to space weather interference

AI Could Make Alien Contact Easier for SETI's 'Project Hail Mary'

AI Could Make Alien Contact More Likely for SETI's 'Project Hail Mary'

SETI may have missed alien signals because of space weather

Why SETI might have been missing alien signals - EurekAlert!

This SETI program is chasing down its final 100 signals. Could one of them be from aliens?

SETI watched a pulsar flicker for months and found space keeps shifting

SETI's 'Noah’s Ark' – a space historian explores how the advent of radio astronomy led to the USSR’s search for extraterrestrial life

SETI’s ‘Noah’s Ark’ – a space historian explores how the advent of radio astronomy led to the USSR’s search for extraterrestrial life

What Do We Do If SETI Is Successful?

Setting Bounds On SETI

In a fascinating discovery: A SETI study revealed that humpback whales are attempting to communicate with us through water bubbles. The discovery provides new insights into "non-human intelligence" and could help shape strategies in the search for life beyond Earth.

Reviving SETI with High-Energy Astronomy