SETI

SETI (pronounced , to rhyme with "Betty") stands for Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence.

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Interstellar travel is a common theme in science fiction stories, but so far the obstacles to such journeys have been insurmountable. An alternative approach to interstellar exploration is to survey the sky in hopes of finding transmissions from a civilization on a distant planet, but such an effort has obstacles as well.

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Visiting another civilization on a distant world would be fascinating, but at present is beyond our capabilities (see however Project Orion and Project Daedalus for some attempted solutions).

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However, it is perfectly within our capabilities to develop a communications system using a powerful transmitter and a sensitive receiver, and use it to search the sky for extraterrestrial worlds whose citizens have a similar inclination.

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SETI related Images and Photos (experimental)

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