Over the years, SETI has detected signals that push the boundaries of what we consider natural phenomena. From the infamous SHGb02+14a to the highly structured BLC1 detection, and now fast radio ...

Some of the most tantalizing hints in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence have not been messy or chaotic, but eerily precise. A handful of radio and optical blips have looked so clean, so ...

In September 2020, the SETI Institute established a collaboration with GNU Radio, a group of more than 150 programmers who voluntarily develop open-source software for a wide range of radio ...

Solar winds and coronal mass ejections may scatter narrow signals, making them harder for Earth-based telescopes to detect. The SETI Institute uses radio telescopes to search for signs of intelligent ...

ST. PAUL, Minn., Jan. 30 (UPI) --One of the longest-running searches for extraterrestrial life is coming to end this year as U.S. scientists wrap up a popular program that enlisted millions of home ...

A distant pulsar’s radio signal flickers as it passes through space, much like stars twinkle in Earth’s atmosphere. By monitoring this effect for 10 months, researchers watched the pattern slowly ...

Looking ahead: Expanded search strategies, improved computational power, and formal academic training are reshaping SETI into a mature scientific discipline. The timing is not accidental. SETI has ...