Search for ET continues as Paul Allen-backed telescope hits short-term funding goal

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The search for alien life may be back on — at least in the short-term. A group established to raise cash to support the Allen Telescope Array — which shut down in April because of budgetary woes — says it has met its initial $200,000 financing goal. That’s enough to at least get the array… Read More…

Nerd Notes: A ball catching bot, an internet kiss and the Finger-Nose

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The intelligence behind tracking Osama is revealed via Twitter. Introducing the floppy disk necklace. Hey, if Mickey Rourke, Mortal Kombat and the fanny pack can make a comeback, so too can the floppy-d. The largest 3-D map of the universe ever has been created by a group of top-notch geek astronomers. Get a load of this talented… Read More…

SETI off the hook: What if we miss the call from the aliens?

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The Paul Allen-backed effort to communicate with alien life has hit a serious financial snag. The SETI Institute, which operates the Allen Telescope Array in northern California, says the government budget crunch has forced the organization to put the search for extraterrestrial intelligence on hold. In 2001, Allen agreed to bankroll the initial construction of… Read More…