BLIPSS is using new software based on a Fast Folding Algorithm (FFA) to search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) in the Milky Way. The software can detect repeating patterns in signals, potentially indicating the presence of extraterrestrial technology in the galaxy’s densely populated central region.
The Breakthrough Listen Investigation for Periodic Spectral Signals (BLIPSS), led by Akshay Suresh, Cornell doctoral candidate in astronomy, is pioneering a search for periodic signals emanating from the core of our galaxy, the Milky Way. The research aims to detect repetitive patterns, a way to search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) within our cosmic neighborhood.
The researchers developed software based on a Fast Folding Algorithm (FFA), an efficient search method offering enhanced sensitivity to periodic sequences of narrow pulses. Their paper, “A 4–8 GHz Galactic Center Search for Periodic Technosignatures,” was published on May 30 in The Astronomical Journal.
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