Showing posts with label ATA. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ATA. Show all posts

Monday, March 26, 2018

'Alien' Atacama Skeleton Surrenders Its Genetic Secrets

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Atacama Alien
Scientists investigate the genome of a tiny skeleton named "Ata" found in the Chilean desert and thought by some to have an extraterrestrial origin.
     When you look at "Ata," you can understand why some UFO fans think the tiny skeleton comes from another planet.

The 6-inch (15-centimeter) skeleton has an elongated skull like those
By Amanda Kooser
CNET
3-22-18
seen in popular depictions of aliens. But Ata isn't an alien. She's human, and a team of researchers are learning more about her genetic secrets.

Wednesday, September 05, 2012

SETI's Alien Search to Get Cash from New Start-Up


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By Megan Gannon
www.space.com
8-31-12

      The cash-strapped SETI Institute is set to get money from a new start-up firm to aid in its search for alien life.

The start-up company, called Uwingu, recently launched with an aim to fill gaps in space research funding. The firm announced Wednesday (Aug. 29) that its first bundle of available cash will go to the SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) Institute's Allen Telescope Array (ATA), a set of 42 radio dishes in Northern California designed to pick up extraterrestrial signals.

"We don't have to wait to begin helping space research until we launch our first product, we're starting now!" Uwingu CEO Alan Stern said in a statement. "SETI is one of the noblest and most important space research enterprises," added Stern, a planetary scientist and the former associate administrator for NASA's Science Mission Directorate. . . .