Astronomers searching for signs of alien technology have detected a mysterious radio signal coming from the direction of a distant planetary system. The signal was found in data collected by China’s enormous FAST radio telescope. Researchers recently developed a new method for searching through old observations of 33 planetary systems.

The next major search for extraterrestrial intelligence might involve putting Moon dust under a microscope rather than pointing a radio telescope toward the stars. A new study led by SETI Institute Affiliate Scientist Lewis Pinault proposes searching lunar regolith for microscopic particles that could represent the surviving debris of extraterrestrial technology. Such material might have drifted between stars for millions or billions of years before eventually reaching the Moon. submitted by...

Please sign the petition. JODRELL BANK: WHERE WISDOM MEETS WONDER A UNESCO World Heritage Site and the UK’s largest radio telescope. Jodrell Bank has had its £2.8 million funding withdrawn which means all scientific research will stop in 2028. For those unknown to its history, the acronym SETI should be enough to tell you of its importance to this planet and to find new discoveries in astrophysics and the wider scientific community. Please support this amazing telescope!