SETI project: that's behind - simply explained
You have probably heard of SETI before. But what is behind the ? - We explain in a simple and understandable manner what it is about.
Explanation: This is behind
SETI stands for "Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence", which means "Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence". Among other things, the project is concerned with scanning the radio range of the electromagnetic spectrum for signals from extraterrestrial civilizations.
- While the normal SETI projects are very expensive, very inexpensive research.
- The radio telescope at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico was equipped with an additional receiver. While the telescope is carrying out scientific observations, data for the project are also being collected in the background.
- In order to be able to process the data better, the computing power is divided among many small computers.
- Anyone who wants can also participate in the project and provide computing power.
- So far, significantly more data has been evaluated than is currently possible with a super computer. Several million years of computing time were implemented within a few years.
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