SETI: Are We Alone?

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Film summary

The SETI project scans the skies for alien messages and controversially claims it succeeded in 1977.

Key facts

• The Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence, or SETI, is a collection of scientists who scan the Solar System looking for alien signals.
• In 1977, SETI detected a powerful radio signal originating in the Sagittarius constellation, which was named the "Wow!" signal.
• The "Wow" signal is the closest we've come to a message from another civilization.
• As planet hunters locate new worlds, SETI can focus its search on Earth-like planets.