Space. The great beyond. Are we alone in the galaxy? Researchers at the Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence, or SETI, have pondered the question for years. Drawing on high-powered radio telescopes, SETI has been scanning the stars for years, searching for answers to the questions that our existence poses. While the search has relied upon private funding and dedicated researchers for years and years, they’ve created an opportunity to help the search from the courtesy of your own home.
In addition to computing and analyzing the data for SETI, the program also functions as a neat screen saver that allows you to see the progress that your data analysis makes with a colorful representation of your findings. You can even set the program to only use processing power while the screen saver function is on, allowing your processing power to be unaffected while you’re actually using the computer. The program detects and discards interference signals and uploads its findings to a gigantic database of analyzed data located at Berkeley. While no alien life forms have been found as of yet, dedicated users continue to plug away at the data, hoping for a day when their search yields the ultimate results.
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