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SETI Gains Respect, NASA Funding

Posted by simoniker on from the more-cash-out-there dept.

securitas writes "After having its funding cut off by Congress a decade ago, the SETI program has just received a NASA five-year grant (Google link) to participate as a lead team in the NASA Astrobiology Institute, which investigates the origin and future of life in the universe. For more information, see the Astrobiology Institute's announcement and the NASA press release."

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  1. Meanwhile... by mikeophile · · Score: 5, Funny

    The search for intelligent life on Earth continues.

    1. Re:Meanwhile... by hdparm · · Score: 4, Funny

      It's been found.

  2. Re:Waste of money by sleeper0 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Sure you say that now, but you'll be crying when china has all of the lucrative exclusive extra terrestrial trade deals worked out and we're still trying to sell cars to canada.

  3. Just goes to show by maroberts · · Score: 5, Funny

    That putting that trojan in the screensaver that lobbies congressmen was a good idea.....

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  4. Search for ET... by Dammerung · · Score: 4, Funny

    It's now nice to know all those 60-Some data sets I've gone through at about 30 hours each weren't in vain.

  5. War of the Worlds by stephanruby · · Score: 4, Funny
    Preemptive War on Drugs. Taken care of.

    Preemptive War on Terrorism. Almost taken care of.

    Preemptive War on Little Green Men. That's our next Goal.

  6. Re:this is great news by puusism · · Score: 5, Funny

    You know perfectly well that M class planets only exist in Star Trek. The same applies also to tachyon fields. :-) And no earth-like planets have ever been discovered around Proxima Centauri...

    I think you should not be modded down as troll, because this is a good indicator about the data quality found on Interesting 5 Slashdot posts.

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  7. All they need to do... by Quaoar · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...is point their telescopes at Alabama. Tons of other-worldly creatures live there.

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  8. First decoded alien signals from SETI: by deathcow · · Score: 4, Funny

    "PLZ resend disk 2 of TWO TOWERS"

  9. Re:Chance or Design? by richie2000 · · Score: 5, Funny
    definite proof of the existence of Alien civilizations would require massive updating of the Churches' beliefs.

    Not really. Just some kick-ass space crusades.

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  10. downside... by LMCBoy · · Score: 3, Funny

    Bummer. I will no longer be able to righteously correct slashdotters who ignorantly complain that SETI is "wasting" their tax dollars. :)

    I was always kind of proud of SETI for making it on private donations alone; it seemed like losing federal funds was the best thing that ever happened to them. Anyway, this grant is just for the Astrobiology Institute partnership; they still have their own funds for their normal operations.

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  11. So, their five-year mission... by centauri · · Score: 3, Funny
    ... is to seek out new life forms and new civilizations?

    /me desperately hopes no one has made this joke yet.

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