PSETI Center Research in the News

Evan Gough writes for Universe Today about “Earth Detecting Earth: At What Distance Could Earth’s Constellation of Technosignatures Be Detected with Present-day Technology,” a new paper led by PSETI Members Sofia Sheikh and Macy Huston.

Lauren Leffer writes for Popular Science to discuss a recent publication led by PSETI Member Jennifer Macalady on alternatives to the “hard-steps” models of humanity’s origins.

Will Dunham writes for Reuters to discuss “A reassessment of the “hard-steps” model for the evolution of intelligent life” with PSETI members and coauthors Jennifer Macalady and Jason Wright.

Keith Cowing writes for Astrobiology about Nick Tusay’s recent paper, “A Radio Technosignature Search Of TRAPPIST-1 With The Allen Telescope Array”.

Matt Williams writes for Universe Today, “We Should Be Looking for Small, Hot Dyson Spheres”, as he talks about Jason Wright’s recent paper on Dyson Spheres.

Jamie Carter writes for Forbes, “If We Make Contact With Aliens The Biggest Danger Will Be Our Politicians, Say Scientists”, as he talks about papers published by members of the PSETI Center.

Jon Gertner writes for The New York Times about his interview with Prof. Jason Wright, the director of the PSETI Center, on SETI and the NASA CATS group.

Matt Williams writes for Universe Today about the recent white paper “Opportunities for Technosignature Science in the Planetary Science and Astrobiology Decadal Survey,” a report from the First Penn State SETI Symposium.

Evan Gough writes for Universe Today about “Geopolitical Implications of a Successful SETI Program,” a new paper accepted to Space Policy led by PSETI Center director Jason Wright.

Several science news outlets covered the recently accepted paper “A Search for Radio Technosignatures at the Solar Gravitational Lens Targeting Alpha Centauri,” written by the Fall 2020 SETI class at Penn State.
Nick Quaz for The Gal Times
Jordan Stickler for ZME
Laurence Tognetti for Universe Today
Alice Jane for Galaxy Reporters
Stefanie Waldek for Space.com