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Searching for ET at the Heart of the Milky Way
Season 1 · Episode 20

Searching for ET at the Heart of the Milky Way

SETI Live

August 22, 202328m 25s

Show Notes

If an alien civilization wanted to communicate with other civilizations throughout the Milky Way, the galaxy's core holds potential as a strategic site for a beacon. Until now, radio SETI has primarily dedicated its efforts to the search for continuous signals. A new study sheds light on the remarkable energy efficiency of a train of pulses as a means of interstellar communication across vast distances. This marks the first-ever comprehensive endeavor to conduct in-depth searches for these signals. Join us in discussion with Dr. Vishal Gajjar, a SETI Institute astronomer working at the Allen Telescope Array.

Paper: https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/1538-3881/acccf0

Recorded live 13 July 2023.