The Search For Life Beyond Earth

What does SETI stand for?

• Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence

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  Space Exploration Technology Initiative
  

• Solar Energy Transmission Institute
  

• Stellar Emissions Tracking Investigation

What is used to detect potential extraterrestrial signals?

• Satellites

• Telescopes

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  Radar

• Sonar

What type of radiation does SETI primarily search for?

• Gamma rays

• Electromagnetic radiation

• X-rays

• Ultraviolet light

What does SETI scientists aim to do 24/7?

• Build more telescopes

• Analyze non-human communication on Earth

• Study human intelligence

• Scan the cosmos for intelligent life

What technology is helping expand SETI's search?

• Artificial intelligence

• Infrared telescopes

• Gravitational wave detectors

• Particle accelerators

What did Laurence Doyle use as a proxy for extraterrestrial signals?

• Gravitational waves

• Whale and dolphin communication

• Signals from quasars

• Black hole emissions

What discovery has increased the chances of finding life beyond Earth?

• The discovery of water on Mars

• The detection of gravitational waves

• There are more planets than stars

• The development of AI

What is the relationship between the number of stars and planets?

• Each star has at least one planet

• There are fewer planets than stars

• There are more planets than stars

• Planets are rarer than stars

SETI has not yet found any evidence of extraterrestrial life.

• False

• True

• No idea

• Maybe

Which university is leading a team for SETI research?

• Harvard University

• Harvard University

• Berkeley University

• Stanford University