Have We Been Searching for Aliens the Wrong Way?
PBS Space Time argues that advances in astronomy could overhaul how we hunt for extraterrestrial signals after decades of SETI without a confirmed detection.
PBS Space Time examines why decades of SETI have turned up nothing — and how new methods could change that. Watch the full episode above.
The short version
- No confirmed alien signals since Frank Drake’s pioneering 1960 search.
- New astronomy and technology could revolutionise search strategy.
- Suggests revised methods might finally answer whether anyone is signalling.
Summary by Nerd News Network. Read the full article at PBS Space Time via the links above and below.