S. Pete Worden
@worden
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@brkthroughprize Foundation Chairman & Executive Director of the Breakthrough Initiatives
Beyond the Solar System
Joined February 2008
Read what we said! No one is claiming it’s A techno signature. We are in the process of following the agreed protocols. At this point we have some interesting signals we believe are interference but as of yet have not been able to track down the source.
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The Breakthrough Listen Team has detected several unusual signals and is carefully investigating. These signals are likely interference that we cannot fully explain. Further analysis is currently being undertaken
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The 2019 Breakthrough Junior Challenge is here! If you are 13-18, you can win a $250,000 scholarship, a $100,000 lab for your school and a $50,000 award for an inspirational teacher. Learn more at https://t.co/5B6l19RVmN. The deadline is June 15.
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#Discuss2019 featured an all-star list of scientists asking if primitive life can move between planets and stars - and if that's how life began on Earth. Watch all the talks: https://t.co/C3nJLGcqcd
@nbatalha @kat_volk @ltelkins @exoplanetjade @KateAdamala @MarileenD @DrewEndy
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Breakthrough Discuss 2019 was held at UC Berkeley April 11-12, 2019. The theme, “Migration of Life in the Universe,” brought together an all-star group of as...
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Great day talking about extra-terrestrial life, interstellar space travel and other crazy ideas with Pete @worden, chairman @brkthroughprize. Loads of good stuff for my “What is Extra-Terrestrial Life?” lecture @DIAS_Dublin on Thursday.
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In our efforts to decipher some of humanity's deepest questions, the Breakthrough Initiatives looks to become the prime model of public-private partnerships by maximizing the benefits of each sector for scientific space exploration. Read more at.. https://t.co/nMDY7U72O1
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Abstract The shape of scientific space exploration is shifting. The Breakthrough Initiatives may represent a new trend with its scientific-philanthropic search for signatures of life in the universe....
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BSRC researcher Brian Lacki wondered what would happen if a civilization tried to build megastructures around as many stars in their galaxy as they could. The results were surprisingly counterintuitive. https://t.co/dKNHOQ1TMq
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Breakthrough Listen's observations of fast radio burst 121102 helps us understand its environment & train AI to find new bursts. Now we're releasing almost 400 TB of data at https://t.co/HaoiL2xqIu for anyone with technical skills to examine. Details at
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Our team just published the results of a search for laser lines from Tabby's Star in @PASPJournal - we're particularly proud of this one because the first author was a high school student when he interned with us last summer https://t.co/fVVH66IayN
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Great to see our work on fast radio bursts featured as one of @CNN's top 10 space stories of 2018:
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Tune in now!!
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Announcing an all-star cast at the @brkthroughprize ceremony Sunday - and that's not just the scientists: also @PierceBrosnan, @_juliannemoore, Orlando Bloom, @thandienewton, the great @LionelRichie + many more. Live 7:00 PT @NatGeo @facebook @YouTube: https://t.co/jUu5pEFrCJ
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Excited for another @brkthroughprize! Join us for the 7th-annual Breakthrough Prize Ceremony broadcast LIVE on @NatGeoChannel and our Facebook and YouTube pages – this Sunday, November 4th at 7 pm Pacific, 10 pm Central. See you there!!
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Proud to be part of the Matthew Isakowitz Fellowship Program, inspiring the next generation of commercial spaceflight leaders. Apply now for Summer 2019! @MattFellowship
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As someone who can be particular about travel and has always challenged the status quo, I am all for making the church taller! Thanks for the brilliant article, Avi Loeb. https://t.co/2DfqEXV4h4
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With deep sadness we note the passing of Paul Allen, the founder of modern-age privately funded SETI work. You will be missed. https://t.co/FIcbCEqqLo
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Exciting news for SETI using the newly-launched South African #SKAprecursor telescope! “Listen & MeerKAT are developing next-generation technology and techniques that will ultimately lead to proposals for searches with the SKA” added @worden, @brkthroughprize's Executive Director
We are pleased to announce that Breakthrough #Listen is partnering with @SKA_Africa’s powerful new #MeerKAT telescope to scan the nearest million stars for signs of technological civilizations:
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Excited to announce a new collaboration between Breakthrough Listen and the MeerKAT telescope in partnership with the South African Radio Astronomy Observatory (SARAO) at the @IAC2018 in Bremen! https://t.co/8gbSsgQffp
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Breakthrough #Listen uses machine learning data from @GrnBnkTelescope to discover 72 new pulses from a Fast Radio Burst source - among the most powerful and mysterious emitters in the universe:
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