Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Pennsylvania State University
Prof. Wright studies nearby stars, their ages and activity levels, and most of all their planetary systems. He finds and characterizes new planets around other stars by making careful measurements of how they move their host stars and how they block their host stars' light. He also works in SETI, seeking signs of technological life elsewhere in the universe.
Signatures of alien technology could be how humanity first finds extraterrestrial life
Oct 24, 2022 17:31 pm UTC| Science
If an alien were to look at Earth, many human technologies from cell towers to fluorescent light bulbs could be a beacon signifying the presence of life. We are two astronomers who work on the search for...
Yes, I'm searching for aliens – and no, I won't be going to Area 51 to look for them
Jul 22, 2019 13:32 pm UTC| Insights & Views Science
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