SETI with the Square Kilometre Array: Wide-Sky Surveys, AI Filtering, and Cross-Referenced Signal Vetting

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SKA will transform SETI by enabling wide two‑continent sky surveys that can detect unintentional radio leaks rather than only deliberate beacons, using AI and interferometry to quickly separate real alien signals from Earth noise and pinpoint their origins while piggybacking on existing surveys and cross‑checking with catalogs, so even if nothing is confirmed it advances astrobiology and data‑driven astronomy.

The Square Kilometre Array Will Revolutionize the Hunt for Alien Life
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The Square Kilometre Array Will Revolutionize the Hunt for Alien Life

With new technologies come new opportunities. And that is especially true in astronomy - with every new advanced telescope we have the potential to see (or in some cases, listen) further and more clearly than we ever have before. That is certainly the case for the new Square Kilometre Array (SKA), which is currently undergoing a multi-year roll out phase. Despite that drawn out process, astronomers are already excited about its potential, and a new book chapter from Dr. Chenoa Tremblay and her co-authors details how this new technology could be used to answer one of the most fundamental questions - are we alone?