Analysis of the First Kepler SETI Observations
Monday, January 9, 2012 - 09:30
in Astronomy & Space
As the Kepler space telescope begins finding its first Earth-sized exoplanets, with the ultimate goal of finding ones that are actually Earth-like, it would seem natural that the SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) program would take a look at them as well, in the continuing search for alien radio signals. That is exactly what SETI scientists are doing, and theyve started releasing some of their preliminary results.