Tag: SETI
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Setting Bounds On SETI: A Hybrid Strategy Using BOAT GRB 221009A
Overview: the SETI data deluge The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) faces a data scale problem. The universe is vast, and even if we could detect signals from other civilizations, deciding where to look, which frequencies to monitor, and when to listen is a monumental task. Against this backdrop, a new arXiv preprint by Naoki…
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Setting Bounds On SETI: A Hybrid Spatial-Temporal Signaling Strategy
A Hybrid Spatial-Temporal Framework for SETI The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) faces a data-scale problem: there are countless places to listen, countless frequencies to sweep, and timing windows that may pass undetected. Traditional anchors—like listening near a presumed natural beacon or picking a single historical event as a cue—have limitations. A new preprint from…
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Setting Bounds On SETI: A Hybrid Strategy Linking Galactic Center and BOAT GRB
Introduction: The SETI data scale problem The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) faces an enormous data scale challenge. With countless stars and a near-infinite range of frequencies and observation times, even a smart instrument can drown in possibilities. A new pre-print from Naoki Seto of Kyoto University proposes a practical way to narrow the search…
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Radio-bright Galaxies Could Harbor Advanced Civilizations
Introduction: A New Way to Look for Extraterrestrial Intelligences For decades, researchers have scanned the cosmos for signs of intelligent life using radio waves and other technosignatures. A watershed moment came with Breakthrough Listen, a multi-observatory effort that expanded the search for artificial transmissions beyond the Milky Way into the broader universe. The latest work…
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Radio-bright Galaxies Could Host Advanced Civilizations
Introduction: A fresh angle for SETI For decades, the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) has scanned the cosmos for signs that civilizations beyond Earth broadcast across the radio spectrum. From the first listening experiments in the 1960s to the Breakthrough Listen initiative that began in 2016, researchers have sought both publicized signals and subtle technosignatures.…
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Galaxies with High Radio Emissions Could be Home to Many Advanced Civilizations
Can the radio glow of a galaxy reveal alien civilizations? For decades, humanity has peered into the cosmos in search of signs that we are not alone. From the early days of Project Ozma to the expansive Breakthrough Listen initiative, scientists have listened for artificial radio broadcasts among the stars. A recent study in the…