Humankind has long looked at the stars and wondered if there is intelligent life out there. And if so, could we contact them? There are a few options, but which has the greater chance of success? Sending radio messages or unmanned probes? Let's have a look.
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Back in May, the Arecibo Observatory detected strange radio signals coming from Ross 128, a red dwarf star 11 light-years away. After analyzing the data closely with the help of the SETI project, the team has now revealed what they believe to be the source of the signals.
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The SETI Institute, in partnership with French startup Unistellar, wants to up the game for amateur astronomers by marketing a computerized 4.5-in (11.4 cm) reflecting telescope called the "eVscope" that acts as a crowd-sourcing instrument.
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Is a mysterious radio signal received by the Arecibo Observatory a message from another civilization in our galaxy? Scientists at the Planetary Habitability Laboratory say it's highly unlikely, but the peculiar signals remain a mystery.
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The Search for ExtraTerrestrial Intelligence (SETI) focuses mainly on looking for radio signals from civilizations elsewhere in the galaxy, but the SETI Institute is taking a new approach – and it involves lasers.
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On Sunday the Chinese Academy of Sciences announced that the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope (FAST) has begun operations.
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A possible signal from ET turned out to be a false alarm as scientists confirm that a message seemingly from the stars came from Earth. Recent reports had suggested that a powerful radio signal might be a deliberate message, but an old Cold War military satellite is the culprit.
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