Breakthrough Listen project

7 December 2023

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[ 7 November 2023 ] First colour images from Euclid space telescope get rave reviews News
[ 11 September 2023 ] The Great Square of Pegasus: heralding autumn News
[ 18 August 2023 ] New comet predicted to brighten rapidly as it sprints Sunwards News
[ 2 August 2023 ] NASA picks up faint carrier signal from Voyager 2 News
[ 31 July 2023 ] Razor-sharp test images show Euclid’s instruments performing as expected News

Artificial intelligence used to find undetected fast radio bursts

12 September 2018 Astronomy Now

Artificial intelligence algorithms found 72 previously undetected fast radio bursts in a source 3 billion light years from Earth, demonstrating a powerful new tool for radio astronomers faced sifting through enormous amounts of data.

Breakthrough Listen begins expanded search for ET

10 May 2018 Astronomy Now

The Breakthrough Listen initiative, dedicated to searching for signs of intelligent life beyond Earth, is using powerful new equipment at the Parkes radio telescope in Australia to scan millions of stars across the disk of the Milky Way.