News
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January 09, 2017
VLT to Search for Planets in Alpha Centauri System
ESO Signs Agreement with Breakthrough Initiatives.
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November 07, 2016
First Light for Breakthrough Listen at Parkes Telescope, Australia
Giant Radio Telescope Turns to New-Found Nearby Planet. Breakthrough Listen to Study Proxima b.
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October 12, 2016
National Astronomical Observatories of China, Breakthrough Initiatives Launch Global Collaboration in Search for Intelligent Life in the Universe
Breakthrough Listen experiments in US and Australia to coordinate activities with new 500m FAST radio telescope in China Data sharing will allow rapid follow-up observations of possible signals.
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August 24, 2016
Exoplanet Discovered in Habitable Zone of Alpha Centauri Star
ESO’s Pale Red Dot team announce discovery of “Proxima b”, potentially Earth-sized planet in habitable zone of red dwarf star Proxima Centauri, 4.22 light years away in Alpha Centauri system.
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April 12, 2016
Internet Investor and Science Philanthropist Yuri Milner & Physicist Stephen Hawking Announce Breakthrough Starshot Project to Develop 100 Million Mile per Hour Mission to the Stars within a Generation
$100 million research and engineering program will seek proof of concept for using light beam to propel gram-scale ‘nanocraft’ to 20 percent of light speed. A possible fly-by mission could reach Alpha Centauri within about 20 years of its launch. Mark Zuckerberg is joining the board.
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April 12, 2016
Breakthrough Listen Initiative Publicly Sharing Data from Unprecedented Search for Intelligent Life in the Universe
‘First light’ for networked telescopes combing heavens; vast searches announced for coming months; open source data available for download on Breakthrough Initiatives website
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October 13, 2015
Geoff Marcy Resignation
On October 12, 2015 Geoff Marcy resigned as Principal Investigator of the Breakthrough Listen project. His resignation has been accepted.
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July 20, 2015
Yuri Milner and Stephen Hawking Announce $100 Million Breakthrough Initiative to Dramatically Accelerate Search for Intelligent Life in the Universe
10-year, Multi-disciplinary Search Effort Will Harness World’s Largest Telescopes to Mine Data from Nearest Million Stars, Milky Way and 100 Galaxies.