New Software for Hunting Technosignatures From Extraterrestrial Intelligence

The Breakthrough Listen Investigation for Periodic Spectral Signals (BLIPSS) is using pioneering techniques to search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) within the Milky Way. The team developed software based on a Fast Folding Algorithm (FFA), a search method that offers enhanced sensitivity to periodic sequences of narrow pulses. This approach is aimed at detecting repeating patterns in signals emanating from our galaxy’s core. The algorithm has been tested on known pulsars and will be used to scan a large dataset of the Galactic Center. Credit: Breakthrough Listen / Danielle…