Technosignatures & SETI
The search for signs of technology — radio and optical signals, and other technosignatures — carried out by the SETI Institute and programs like Breakthrough Listen. A search for intelligence, distinct from the search for microbial life.
Highlights
- ›Led by the SETI Institute and Breakthrough Listen
In brief
The search for signs of intelligent life.
In this discipline
- TechnosignatureTechnosignature
A sign not of life but of technology — a radio or optical signal, an artificial light, an industrial pollutant, or a megastructure. The search for technosignatures is the search for intelligence, led by SETI and Breakthrough Listen.
Worlds, missions & methods
Knowledge connections
- Associated withSETI Institute
- Group includesTechnosignature
Sources
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.
Most NASA-produced imagery is in the public domain; individual items are checked for usage terms before publication.