FfFfFfFF 58,069 Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 Breakthrough Listen, the initiative to find signs of intelligent life in the universe, today released an innovative catalog of "Exotica"—a diverse list of objects of potential interest to astronomers searching for technosignatures (indicators of technology developed by extraterrestrial intelligence). The catalog is a collection of over 700 distinct targets intended to include "one of everything" in the observed universe—ranging from comets to galaxies, from mundane objects to the most rare and violent celestial phenomena. The comprehensive new catalog is the first in recent times that aims to span the entire breadth of astrophysical phenomena, from distant galaxies to objects in our own solar system. The Listen team developed it conceptually, compiled it and shared it with the astronomical community in the hope that it can guide future surveys—studying life beyond Earth and/or natural astrophysics—and serve as a general reference guide for the field. "Many discoveries in astronomy were not planned," said the lead author of the new catalog, Dr. Brian Lacki. "Sometimes, a major new discovery was missed when nobody was looking in the right place, because they believed nothing could be found there. Source: https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2020/06/breakthrough-listen-releases-catalog-of.html Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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