It?s been 46 years since Frank Drake aimed an antenna at the stars in the first modern SETI experiment. His hope was to hear a deliberate signal ? guided into space by intelligent beings ? rather than the natural, noisy dance of hot electrons.
Since then, SETI has expanded its search space, bettered its equipment, and refined its strategies. But the bottom line hasn?t budged: still no confirmed chitter from the cosmos.
Some people mistakenly confuse a long search with a thorough one, and figure that the lack of a SETI detection indicates that we?re alone in the Galaxy. This, however, is nonsense.
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http://www.space.com/searchforlife/seti_thursday_060720.html
greetings from Germany
Sir Ulli
Since then, SETI has expanded its search space, bettered its equipment, and refined its strategies. But the bottom line hasn?t budged: still no confirmed chitter from the cosmos.
Some people mistakenly confuse a long search with a thorough one, and figure that the lack of a SETI detection indicates that we?re alone in the Galaxy. This, however, is nonsense.
...
read the Full and interestink Story
http://www.space.com/searchforlife/seti_thursday_060720.html
greetings from Germany
Sir Ulli
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