High Resolution Microwave Survey
Encyclopedia
The High Resolution Microwave Survey was a NASA
project that was to scan ten million frequencies using radio telescopes. A decade in the making, the objective was to find transmissions from alien
intelligences. The primary point of observation for the project was the Arecibo
Ionaspheric Observatory in Puerto Rico
. The project began in October 1992 with SETI
researcher Jill Tarter
on board. However, a year later, first-term Nevada
Senator
Richard Bryan
succeeded in shutting down the project.
NASA
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is the agency of the United States government that is responsible for the nation's civilian space program and for aeronautics and aerospace research...
project that was to scan ten million frequencies using radio telescopes. A decade in the making, the objective was to find transmissions from alien
Extraterrestrial life
Extraterrestrial life is defined as life that does not originate from Earth...
intelligences. The primary point of observation for the project was the Arecibo
Arecibo
Arecibo may refer to:*Arecibo, Puerto Rico, a municipality located by the Atlantic Ocean*Arecibo Observatory, a very sensitive radio telescope located approximately south-southwest from the city of Arecibo...
Ionaspheric Observatory in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
. The project began in October 1992 with SETI
SETI
The search for extraterrestrial intelligence is the collective name for a number of activities people undertake to search for intelligent extraterrestrial life. Some of the most well known projects are run by the SETI Institute. SETI projects use scientific methods to search for intelligent life...
researcher Jill Tarter
Jill Tarter
Jill Cornell Tarter is an American astronomer and the current director of the Center for SETI Research, holding the Bernard M. Oliver Chair for SETI at the SETI Institute.-Education:...
on board. However, a year later, first-term Nevada
Nevada
Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...
Senator
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
Richard Bryan
Richard Bryan
Richard Hudson "Dick" Bryan is an American politician. He served as the 25th Governor of the U.S. state of Nevada from 1983 to 1989. He is a former United States Senator from Nevada. He is a member of the Democratic Party.-Early life:...
succeeded in shutting down the project.
External links
- The NASA High Resolution Microwave Survey
- BEACON eSpace at Jet Propulsion Laboratory: NASA's High Resolution Microwave Survey: The first Year of the Sky Survey
- Social implications of NASA’s high resolution microwave survey
- The Current State of Target Selection for NASA's High Resolution Microwave Survey