Breakthrough Listen project

1 March 2021

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[ 1 March 2021 ] Evidence grows for pulsar at the heart of famed supernova remnant News
[ 26 February 2021 ] Juno mission extended, will now study Jupiter’s moons and rings News
[ 22 February 2021 ] Video provides thrilling bird’s eye view of Mars landing News
[ 19 February 2021 ] Perseverance Mars rover lands on Mars, beams back dramatic photos News
[ 16 February 2021 ] The case for, and against, the still-unseen Planet 9 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.