One of the largest searches for alien life started 30 years ago. Its legacy lives on today
- Written by Phil Edwards, Senior Research Scientist, Australia Telescope National Facility Science, CSIRO
In February 1995, a small research organisation known as the SETI Institute launched what was then the most comprehensive search for an answer to a centuries-old question: are we alone in the universe?
This Sunday marks the 30th anniversary of the first astronomical observations conducted for the search, named Project Phoenix. These observations...





