If we are to find life beyond Earth, we need to be explorers, not hunters
Wednesday, July 22, 2015 - 06:30
in Astronomy & Space
The news that the search for extraterrestrial intelligence is to receive increased funding and data through the $100m (£64m) Breakthrough Listen project is welcome news for astrobiologists like myself. Launched by Stephen Hawking, it particularly helps to allay growing concerns in the field about having too narrow a focus in our search for life in the universe.