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Technosignatures may be the way we’ll find extraterrestrial life.
A group of scientists have joined together (with help from NASA) to search for chemical and electromagnetic markers that do not occur naturally and so could indicate the presence of intelligent life on other planets. Called CATS (Categorizing Atmospheric Technosignatures), the group is planning a number of projects using current and next-gen telescopes.
The Search for Intelligent Life Is About to Get a Lot More Interesting
[The New York Times]
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