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At Central Pennsylvania Mensa's Winter Solstice regional gathering last weekend, SETI League executive director emeritus H. Paul Shuch presented "Why We'll Never Receive Encyclopaedia Galactica," a summary of cosmic dispersion challenges encountered in trying to design and implement the Interstellar Beacon project. SETI League photo

25 December 2021

The SETI League is saddened to announce the recent death of amateur radioastronomer Robert H. Gray, who devoted more than half his life to analysis and attempted verification of the famous 1977 Ohio State University "Wow!" signal. Bob was author of the book The Elusive Wow!. His obituary may be found here. Sharon Hoogstraten photo

18 December 2021

The SETI League wishes a happy 76th birthday this week to our founder and President, Richard Factor. He is seen here (decades younger) in this archival photo. archival photo

11 December 2021

The SETI League is saddened to report the death of our dear colleague Alexander L. Zaitsev on 29 November 2021, at the age of 76. Dr. Zaitsev had served as Chief Scientist of the Institute of Radio Engineering, Russian Academy of Sciences. A longtime SETI League member, Sasha was our Regional Coordinator for Russia, recipient of the 2013 Orville N. Greene Service Award, a strong proponent of METI (Messaging to ExtraTerrestrial Intelligence) science, and conducted numerous transmissions to the stars from the Evpatoria Radio Telescope in Ukraine. This 2004 photo shows him with our Executive Director at the European Radio Astronomy Club's Mannheim Radio Observatory. SETI League photo

4 December 2021

The 2021 Annual Meeting and Space Symposium of our sister organization AMSAT (Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation) was conducted online on 30 October, with many SETI League members participating. The meeting was dedicated to the memory of AMSAT President Emeritus Dr. Thomas A. Clarke of NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, who passed away on 28 September 2021. AMSAT image

27 November 2021

At a recent online Zoom meeting of the Central Pennsylvania MENSA Executive Committee (on which he serves), SETI League executive director H. Paul Shuch (top center) volunteered to present an update on the Interstellar Beacon project at the group's upcoming Regional Gathering. MENSA screen shot

20 November 2021

The SETI League thanks Argonaut Scott Carter, VE3CGN, for recently accepting re-appointment to the volunteer position of Regional Coordinator for Central Canada. VE3CGN photo

13 November 2021

The Perseverance Rover takes a selfie on Mars. NASA JPL image

6 November 2021

The SETI League congratulates our colleague Dr. Kathryn Denning, an anthropology professor at York University in Canada, on being named to the SETI Institute's Scientific Advisory Committee. Prof. Denning is seen here at a 2008 UNESCO SETI conference in Paris, giving an excellent paper on unpacking the SETI transmission debate. Luca Derosa photo

30 October 2021

The SETI League congratulates Dr. Andrew Siemion on his election as a new vice-chair of the International Academy of Astronautics SETI Committee. Formerly Committee secretary, Andrew is Director of the Berkeley SETI Research Center at the University of California. SETI League photo

23 October 2021

The SETI League welcomes Dr. Carol Oliver as a new vice-chair of the International Academy of Astronautics SETI Committee. Long active in the SETI community, Carol is Associate Professor of Biological, Earth, and Environmental Sciences at University of New South Wales. UNSW photo

16 October 2021

The SETI League thanks member Lori Walton for accepting appointment to the position of Secretary to the International Academy of Astronautics SETI Committee. Lori is seen here at the Arecibo Observatory in 2007. SETI League photo

9 October 2021

The SETI League congratulates Prof. Michael Garrett on being named the new Chairman of the International Academy of Astronautics SETI Committee. For years, Garrett and SETI League executive director H. Paul Shuch served as the Committee's co-vicechairs. Formerly Director of ASTRON in the Netherlands, Mike is now the Sir Bernard Lovell Chair of Astrophysics at Manchester University, and Director of the Jodrell Bank Observatory. IAA SETI Committee screen shot

2 October 2021

The SETI League thanks member Claudio Maccone for his nine years of service as Chairman of the International Academy of Astronautics SETI Committee. His term of office ended this month. Janos Solymosi photo

25 September 2021

All SETI Institute personnel have been evacuated from the Hat Creek Observatory, and the Allen Telescope Array remains under threat from the Dixie Fire, still raging in Shasta County, California. Alex Pollack photo

18 September 2021

A little over six months after landing on Mars, NASA's Perseverance Rover has successfully collected its first core sample from a Martian rock. NASA JPL photo

11 September 2021

This digital painting of the Dwingeloo Observator 25 meter dish in the Netherlands was created by radio astronomer Michael Garrett, using Adobe Sketch software. Michael Garrett image

4 September 2021

Marcus Leech posing with one of the dishes for the Fast Radio Burster array at the Canadian Centre for Experimental Radio Astronomy (CCERA.CA). VE3MDL photo

28 August 2021

Marcus Leech writes: Like a damned fool I assembled our second FRB dish today. The Sun was (to use typical British understatement) “assertive”. Took longer because it turns out that Unimesh had two different designs over the years for their 3m dish panels. You can’t mix and match. That wasted 30 minutes in the charcoal rotisserie that is an August afternoon at that site. Www.CCERA.ca (CCERA.CA). VE3MDL photo

21 August 2021

Marcus Leech writes: 1st FRB dish with mount attachment adjusted (strengthened) and the feed line tied down to the appropriate feed leg and pointing at about +20deg declination. Some fine leveling may still be required after it has all settled. (CCERA.CA). VE3MDL photo

14 August 2021

The mount for Marcus Leech's third FRB antenna is now installed on its concrete slab at the Canadian Centre for Experimental Radio Astronomy (CCERA.CA). VE3MDL photo

7 August 2021

Marcus Leech recently poured the slab for mounting the third dish of the Fast Radio Burster array at the Canadian Centre for Experimental Radio Astronomy (CCERA.CA). Slow but steady progress! VE3MDL photo

31 July 2021

SETI League member Marcus Leech has just completed this new receiver rack for the Canadian Centre for Experimental Radio Astronomy (CCERA.CA). VE3MDL photo

24 July 2021

Newly installed feedhorn and front-end electronics assembly for the first dish in Marcus Leech's FRB array (see previous featured photos). The waveguide is a chunk of spiral-wound galvanized HVAC duct with a little 6 inch to 8 inch expander. The feed probe is an appropriate quarter-wave distance from the back-short (HVAC end cap) for the 21 cm wavelength being observed. The PVC enclosure contains a Software Defined Receiver dongle, reverse bias tee, and voltage regulator. VE3MDL photo

17 July 2021

The first antenna of Marcus Leech's FRB array (see previous featured photos) has its initial feedhorn electronics in place. Note the orthogonal probes feeding dual LNAs, to provide multiple polarization options. VE3MDL photo

10 July 2021

Marcus Leech has completed the elevation aiming mechanism and counterweight to the first antenna of his FRB array (see previous featured photos). VE3MDL photo

3 July 2021

In Ontario Canada, here's Marcus Leech's first FRB antenna (see last week's featured photo) with its feed in place. VE3MDL photo

26 June 2021

In Ontario Canada, Marcus Leech is assembling a radio telescope array for Fast Radio Burst (FRB) research. His first dish is up and smiling at ET. We wonder if each of his other antennas will sport a different emoji. VE3MDL photo

19 June 2021

Last month, Prof. Shuch gave an online update on the Interstallar Beacon project to the Baltimore Science Fiction Society. "Why We'll Never Receive Encyclopaedia Galactica" outlined lessons learned from our abandoned attempt to beam all human knowledge into the Interstellar Cloud. SETI League image

12 June 2021

The SETI League is saddened to learn that our Russian colleague Prof. Lev Mironovich Gindilis, one of the pioneers of modern SETI research, passed away on 27 May 2021, at the age of 88. He is seen at right in this 2007 photo, in animated conversation with SETI League members Alexander L. Zaitsev and H. Paul Shuch, at the Sternberg Astronomical Observatory, Moscow State University. Vladimir Philippov photo

5 June 2021

On Monday, 31 May 2021, Prof. Shuch will be giving an online update on the Interstallar Beacon project to the Baltimore Science Fiction Society. "Why We'll Never Receive Encyclopaedia Galactica" outlines lessons learned from our abandoned attempt to beam all human knowledge into the Interstellar Cloud. SETI League image

29 May 2021

Last month while hovering above Mars, NASA's Ingenuity helicopter pointed its camera down, and saw its own shadow. Thus, the Red Planet is currently enduring six additional weeks of Martian winter. NASA JPL photo

22 May 2021

This operating budget for Calendar Year 2021 was adopted at last month's online SETI League Annual Membership Meeting. SETI League image

15 May 2021

This financial report for Calendar Year 2020 was filed at last month's online SETI League Annual Membership Meeting. SETI League image

8 May 2021

This pie chart summarizing all SETI League operating revenues for Calendar Year 2020 was presented at last month's online SETI League Annual Meeting. SETI League image

1 May 2021

On 18 April 2021, three members of the Board of Trustees, and one SETI League life member, participated virtually in our online Annual Membership Meeting. SETI League screen shot

24 April 2021

This pie chart summarizing all SETI League operating expenses for Calendar Year 2020 will be presented at next week's online SETI League Annual Meeting. SETI League image

17 April 2021

At a virtual Technosignatures Workshop on 30 September 2020, Adam Frank Gowen, Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy University of Rochester, presented the talk "Exploring Intelligence as a Planetary Scale Process". Vladimir Philippov screen shot

10 April 2021

At the 9 September 2020 virtiual Technosignatures Workshop, Jacob Haqq-Misra of the Blue Marble Space Institute of Science presented "Escaping the Great Filter: The Future of Civilization and the Search for Technosignatures". Vladimir Philippov screen shot

3 April 2021

For the past year, all SETI scientific meetings have been conducted online. On 9 September 2020, Ravi Kumar Kopparapu of the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center organized and hosted a virtiual Technosignatures Workshop. Vladimir Philippov screen shot

27 March 2021

NASA JPL will be hosting a virtual media briefing at 17:30 GMT (10:30 a.m. PDT) Tuesday, March 23, to discuss upcoming activities for the agency’s Ingenuity Mars helicopter (seen here in a JPL illustration). NASA JPL illustration

20 March 2021

Last week, NASA's Perseverance Rover went for its first spin on the Martian surface. As you can see from its tire tracks, Perseverance couldn't resist doing a few donuts. NASA JPL image

13 March 2021

Last week, the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) spaceceraft, a collaborative effort of the European and Russian space agencies, sent back from Mars orbit this overhead view of the Jezero Crater, showing the Perseverance Rover and its various landing components. ESA/Roscosmos image

6 March 2021

The first high-resolution picture of the Martian surface taken by NASA's Perseverance Rover, sent back last week. NASA photo

27 February 2021

NASA's Perseverance Rover landed safely on 18 February 2021, and almost immediately sent back its first picture of the Martian surface. NASA photo

20 February 2021

This recent aerial photo of what's left of the Arecibo Observatory, taken from a Piper PA-32, shows the damaged surface of its 300 meter diameter spherical reflector. On 1 December 2020, due to two failed support cables, the receiver and feedhorn platform came crashing down onto the dish surface, rendering it unrepairable. Eddy Cardenty photo

13 February 2021

Last week we featured Norwegian journalist Christer Lundqhist in a January 1998 photo, visiting the Parkes Observatory, Australia. Here we see him as he looks today (somewhat older and wiser, but still interested in SETI). Christer Lundquist photo

6 February 2021

Norwegian journalist Christer Lundqhist visiting the Parkes Observatory, Australia, in January 1998. Christer Lundquist photo

30 January 2021

Dan Werthimer (right) in conversation with colleagues Frank Drake and Ragbir Bhatal in January 1998, at the Parkes Observatory, Australia. Christer Lundquist photo

23 January 2021

Norwegian journalist Christer Lundquist took this picture in one of the breakout discussion rooms at the January 1998 SETI in the 21st Century Conference in Sydney, Australia. How many SETI pioneers can you identify? Christer Lundquist photo

16 January 2021

SETI pioneer Frank Drake is seen in this archival photo by Norwegian journalist Christer Lundquist from January 1998, taken at the SETI in the 21st Century Conference in Sydney, Australia. Christer Lundquist photo

9 January 2021

Norwegian journalist Christer Lundquist recently dug out this archival photo from January 1998, of a much younger SETI League Executive Director H. Paul Shuch, attending the SETI in the 21st Century Conference in Sydney, Australia. Christer Lundquist photo

2 January 2021

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