11 January 2017
ESO Signs Agreement with Breakthrough Initiatives to search for planets nearby
...planets. Step forward ESO’s VLT. Under a deal announced by Pete Worden, Chairman of the Breakthrough Prize Foundation and Executive Director of the Breakthrough Initiatives, along with ESO’s Director General Tim de Zeeuw, funds will be made available...
07 September 2020
A new study helps narrow the search for intelligent life
..., says Garrett and colleagues. Although the prospect of finding intelligent life close to home is looking bleak, the Breakthrough Listen Initiative has plans to survey up to one million nearby stars in its quest to find radio signals from advanced...
16 September 2020
Breakthrough Initiatives to fund a study into the possibility of aerial life in Venus' atmosphere
... of life.” “Finding life anywhere beyond Earth would be truly momentous,” said Yuri Milner, founder of the Breakthrough Initiatives. “And if there’s a non-negligible chance that it’s right next door on Venus, exploring that possibility is an urgent...
August 2020
Interstellar aspirations
...solar system. However, there remains another arm of private space activity: scientific space exploration. Breakthrough Initiatives The Breakthrough Initiatives are a suite of scientific space exploration programmes in search of the origin, extent and...
26 June 2020
Giant ‘Exotica’ catalogue boosts search for alien life
... has already greatly expanded the breadth and depth of its search," said Yuri Milner, founder of the Breakthrough Initiatives. "The publication of this catalogue is a new and significant step for the programme." Pete Worden, executive director...
August 2018
Flying to the stars
...for months), requiring a lens to focus the beam on the sail long enough over large distances. The Breakthrough Initiative’s Project Starshot takes the first option: accelerate a light spacecraft quickly. To accelerate a spacecraft to 20 percent speed...
