Keith’s note: According to this SETI Institute discussion of the Updated Rules for Evaluating and Revealing the Detection of Extraterrestrial Intelligence “The International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) has ratified updated […]
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That Other Alien Invasion Scare – In 1938
Keith’s note: By now you’ve heard all the goofy talk of a comet from outside our star system that might be an interstellar spaceship coming around the sun. I was […]
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What Do We Do When ET Calls?
Keith’s note: According to “SETI Post-Detection Protocols: Progress Towards A New Version“:“The International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) SETI Committee has long provided guiding principles for responding to a potential detection […]
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Time Away With SETI In West Virginia
Keith’s note: On this day in 1997 the film “Contact” hit theaters etc. I wrote something in 1997 about a visit I made to West Virginia, Green Bank, hanging out […]
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Frank Drake
SETI Institute: “Frank Drake 1930-2022: So many scientists at the SETI Institute and around the world, were inspired to follow their careers because of Frank Drake. Frank not only left […]
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Bill Nelson Talks About The SETI Program That NASA Does Not Have
Keith’s note: Bill Nelson was on CNN just before 8:00 pm EDT Sunday night to talk about the UAP/UFO report released by the Pentagon Friday evening. Nelson said “I have […]
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Beware Of Hungry Aliens The Next Time You Do SETI Research
Contacting aliens could end all life on earth. Let’s stop trying, Op Ed by Mark Buchanan, Washington Post “More alarming is the possibility that alien civilizations are remaining out of […]
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Arecibo Observatory Will Be Torn Down
NSF begins planning for decommissioning of Arecibo Observatory’s 305-meter telescope due to safety concerns “Following a review of engineering assessments that found damage to the Arecibo Observatory cannot be stabilized […]
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The Breakthrough Listen Exotica Catalog
One Of Everything: The Breakthrough Listen Exotica Catalog “We present Breakthrough Listen’s “Exotica” Catalog as the centerpiece of our efforts to expand the diversity of targets surveyed in the Search […]
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Living Next Door To SETI
NO SIGNAL: Growing Up in Green Bank, West Virginia, Observer (scroll down to page 36) “I grew up in Green Bank, West Virginia, at the center of the federally mandated […]