Breakthrough Listen, the UC Berkeley-led 10-year, $100 million search for intelligent life beyond Earth, inaugurated its observations with the Parkes Radio Telescope in Australia by homing in on our nearest extrasolar planet, Proxima b, the main destination for a sister project called Breakthrough Starshot. Together with the Green Bank Telescope in West Virginia, USA and Automated Planet Finer in California, USA, the Breakthrough Listen initiative aims to uncover whether civilizations scattered along the vastness of the universe have developed machines similar to those on earth.
The CSIRO said the Parkes telescope was perfectly located to observe parts of the universe that cannot be seen from the northern hemisphere, including the center of our own Milky Way galaxy. Now, Parkes joins once again in expanding human horizons as we search for the answer to one of our oldest questions: Are we alone?
The Parkes Radio Telescope would be pointed at the Southern Hemisphere, where there are many potential targets. "We're very pleased to be collaborating with CSIRO to take Listen to the next level". The two would exchange and share plans, methods and data for a more thorough search.
People have been wondering if there are other life forms out in the universe.
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