SETI Pulls the Plug on the 42-Telescope Allen Array - What's Next? | Dr. Kaku's Universe | Big Think: "Last Friday, donors for the SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) Institute received a letter from CEO, Tom Pierson stating that the Allen Telescope Array was being placed into a state of hibernation. It has been decided to place the 42-antenna array into standby mode because of the lack of operational funding and government support.
SETI has been around for quite some time and the shut down of one of their main scanning tools has come as a major blow to scientists around the world. Early SETI projects always received some level of contributions from the government but a great deal of the more recent projects have had to rely on private resources. For example, the array of 42 radio telescopes in northern California isn’t called the 'Allen Telescope Array' because it’s a fancy name. It's named after the person who provided the first source of initial funding. "
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