Hacker News with Generative AI: SETI

SETI's hard steps and how to resolve them (centauri-dreams.org)
The idea of life achieving a series of plateaus, each of which is a long and perilous slog, has serious implications for SETI.
SETI, Space Exploration, Astrobiology
50 points by JPLeRouzic 63 days ago | 51 comments
Earth Detecting Earth (seti.org)
February 3, 2025, Mountain View, CA – A research team led by Dr. Sofia Sheikh of the SETI Institute, in collaboration with the Characterizing Atmospheric Technosignatures project and the Penn State Extraterrestrial Intelligence Center, set out to answer a simple question: If an extraterrestrial civilization existed with technology similar to ours, would they be able to detect Earth and evidence of humanity? If so, what signals would they detect, and from how far away?
Extraterrestrial Life, Science, SETI, Earth
74 points by nabla9 81 days ago | 17 comments
Phenomenal consciousness is alien to us: SETI and the Fermi paradox (sciencedirect.com)
Illusionism is an eliminativist position about qualia stating that phenomenal consciousness is nothing more than an introspective illusion.
Consciousness, Philosophy, SETI, Fermi Paradox
51 points by rbanffy 188 days ago | 69 comments
Ancient Stars (and a Thought on SETI) (centauri-dreams.org)
Astronomy, Space Exploration, SETI
17 points by JPLeRouzic 266 days ago | 4 comments
Interactive Bolide Data Visualizer (seti.org)
Data Visualization, Astronomy, SETI
18 points by keepamovin 294 days ago | 3 comments