![]() It is important for us to know if we are alone in the dark.” Speaking at the event, Hawking, who saw humanity’s future in the stars, said: “Mankind has a deep need to explore, to learn, to know. The 10-year effort was announced at the Royal Society in London when the late Stephen Hawking called the work “critically important”. Launched in 2015 by Yuri Milner, a science and technology investor based in Silicon Valley, the Breakthrough Listen project eavesdrops on the million stars closest to Earth in the hope of detecting stray or intentional alien broadcasts. The unusual signal, which gained its name after astronomer Jerry Ehman wrote “Wow!” next to the data, unleashed a wave of excitement, though Ehman cautioned about drawing “vast conclusions from half-vast data”.Īn artist’s impression of the planet Proxima b orbiting the red dwarf star Proxima Centauri, the closest star to the solar system. The “ Wow! signal” was a short-lived narrowband radio signal picked up during a search for extraterrestrial intelligence, or Seti, by the Big Ear Radio Observatory in Ohio in 1977. “It is the first serious candidate since the ‘Wow! signal’,” they said. The beam that appears to have come from the direction of Proxima Centauri, a red dwarf star 4.2 light years from Earth, has not been spotted since the initial observation, according to an individual in the astronomy community who requested anonymity because the work is ongoing. Scientists are now preparing a paper on the beam, named BLC1, for Breakthrough Listen, the project to search for evidence of life in space, the Guardian understands. The latest “signal” is likely to have a mundane explanation too, but the direction of the narrow beam, around 980MHz, and an apparent shift in its frequency said to be consistent with the movement of a planet have added to the tantalising nature of the finding. Eaton, Jessica Felman, Serena Furlan, Todd Gelfand, Gary Gilbert, Michael Jensen, Carole Kinzel, David Lessof, Rob Light, Lisa Medina, Jessica Mirmak, Marvin Oblanca, David Orleans, David Phillips, Brian Porizek, Jaymes Quirino, Ryan Romensko, Sandra Scott, Marc Silverman, Brett Steinberg, Elde Stewart and Don Wrege.It is usual for astronomers on the $100m (£70m) Breakthrough Listen project to spot strange blasts of radio waves with the Parkes telescope or the Green Bank Observatory in West Virginia, but all so far have been attributed to human-made interference or natural sources. ![]() Bill Gable for legal and Josef Centeno for catering – and Bill Schnee.Īdditional thanks to Gabrielle Armand, Tyson Beem, Andrea Bohnert, Jimmy Brunetti, Kate Cherkasova, Howard Corner, Paul Crawford, Fred Croshal, Zoe Davis, Trevor Dodd, A.J. Steve Haselton – vacuum tube, Koji Egawa – digital, Eric Slaughter – research and development. Radio Hill’s dream team: Toby Foster – microphones, Mike Wambsgans – solid state. I’d also like to thank David, Jan and Django Crosby, Dan Garcia, all of the amazing musicians that contributed to this record, Joel Jacks at Rumor Mills Recording, and Don Caldwell for the very generous and lengthy loan of a beautiful Neumann microphone to record David’s vocals.įrom Daniel Garcia: I would like to thank David and James for this embarrassment of musical riches, My family and friends for their unending support. I will not forget.įrom James Raymond: I would like to thank my wife Stacia and daughter Grace Isabella for their love, support and inspiration during the making of this record. Love, inspiration, generosity, and joy all came my way from these people. My son Django, all my sons and daughters, all the wonderful musicians who played and sang and wrote for this record, my managers Cree and Buddha, Dan Garcia and especially my son James Raymond without whom this record would not exist. James Raymond, Daniel Garcia and David Crosbyįrom David Crosby: I would like to thank my wife Jan for loving and understanding the music the way she does. ĭoug Sax and Robert Hadley at The Mastering Lab - Ojai, CA P © 2014 David Crosby, Blue Castle Records, LLC.
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