From the Berkeley SETI research center | SETI Institute

From the Berkeley SETI research center | SETI Institute

A team of radio astronomers detected unusual signals from deep in the heart of the Milky Way using CSIRO’s ASKAP radio telescope. The radio waves fit no currently understood pattern of variable radio source and could suggest a new class of stellar object. What could this be? Pulsar, huge solar flare, or something else? We invited the lead author of the paper, published in October in Astrophysical Journal, Ziteng Wang and his Ph.D supervisor Professor Tara Murphy, both from the Institute for Astr

7K views · 353 reactions | The SETI Institute and GNU Radio are officially joining forces to continue work already underway for signal processing at the SETI Institute’s Allen Telescope Array. Join our discussion with Steve Croft (SETI Institute) and Derek Kozel (GNU Radio). | SETI Institute | Facebook

SETI Live: Is there life on Venus?

4.9K views · 248 reactions | For six decades, most SETI experiments have relied on picking up signals reaching Earth. However, such schemes have limitations that can be avoided by searching for artifacts: constructions or rearrangements of nature attributable to highly advanced intelligence. Join Senior Director Simon Steel and Senior Astronomer Seth Shostak, who will talk about the advantages of hunting for artifacts and what such searches might uncover. | SETI Institute | Facebook

SETI Live: InVADER Mission Conducts Deep-Sea Test