SETI: The New Search for ET - KQED QUEST

Is anyone out there? For over 40 years scientists have been searching for extraterrestrial intelligence, but they've found nothing. Now the new Allen Telescope Array, a string of 350 radio telescopes, is being built 300 miles north of San Francisco and is breathing new life into the search.

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[ghalgaryth]

Paul Allen is paying 25 million and bravo for him. The work of pioneers like those at SETI may be unrealistic but what in our past has been realistic?

[kellystone84]

I dont think finding out that we are not alone is useless shit. If we ever could establish a dialogue with aliens it could be very beneficial and could lead mankind to a amazing future!

[dominishka]

try brain waves instead of radio waves!!

[jszhb]

@MassZombicide Of course we can. It's just that the dialogue will not be like usual every day ones. It'll take generations to go just one round. But that's not a very big problem. It's the dialogue between two world, it doesn't even need to be within a man's lifetime.

[jszhb]

@gruianul The principle of physics is universal. It's not like the law of electromagnetic won't work on alien stars -- It'll work exactly the same way as it does on planet earth. That's the basic of looking for radio signal. It's very reasonable.

[dzubztv]

@kellystone84 hell yea, less roads, more space ships

[GoDLiKeKakashi]

alright hatsoff456 u assume that an intelligent race is going to be barbaric like humans.

Alien life doesnt have to come from a planet that is earth-like because we are only now discovering that life is able to survive in conditions that would kill us within minutes.

[hatsoff456]

and also assume that the aliens are friendly...

[gruianul]

They assume incorrectly that the aliens see, hear and communicate like people ... is an entirely wrong approach ...

[UTAOUB]

Have there been very many sightings in the last 8 years? Probably not -- the ETs know what a mess we've been in with Bush as President. Hopefully -- if Obama lives up to expectations -- the ETs will see a more intelligent planet, (or at least the US part of it!), and make more visitations here, starting 1/09! (P.S. I have seen ONE UFO myself. It was in the sky for about 45 seconds..too quick for me to get my camera. But I DID see it!)

[toffuuu2010]

I also think that you don't know of SETI@Home its regular PC/Linux/Mac/UNIX application users on earth that volunteer also and donate money, so It's essentially us as humans who want to help search, and yes SETI@Home comes from all these sources, if not, then it will sooner or later.