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...People were very nervous because the Soviets were ahead of us in science,” he said. “But people were so fascinated by this thing going around in the sky...

Author: By Chelsea L. Shover, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Competing for the Skies | 6/1/2008 | See Source »

...directed and precompensated beacon” and operated based on what have been termed “magic frequencies”—frequencies that humans calculate would likely be used by aliens trying to contact us. Such narrow search mechanisms limit the ability to search the sky, forcing Horowitz to ask: “How hard are these guys up there really going to work...

Author: By Joshua J. Kearney, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: SETI Project Looked Skyward | 6/1/2008 | See Source »

Both these projects required the construction of a more powerful spectrum analyzer than Suitcase SETI, so that more channels could be scanned. These searches covered most of the northern sky, but failed to receive any signals that were ever replicated...

Author: By Joshua J. Kearney, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: SETI Project Looked Skyward | 6/1/2008 | See Source »

...reaction to Sen. Barack Obama's decision to leave the South Side church after nearly two decades. "It's a deeply personal decision," Pope said simply, clutching a Bible in his left hand, walking along 95th Street toward the massive brown sanctuary. Then, Pope stopped, looked to the clear sky, and added, "I'd be disappointed if he stopped believing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Obama's Church Moves On After Exit | 6/1/2008 | See Source »

...balls on the line," he says proudly. The brash owner is even starting a horse hedge fund, allowing private investors to buy into his portfolio of Thoroughbreds and sell out at a handsome profit if they succeed. Or lose it all. "My confidence is sky-high right now," he says...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Big Love for Big Brown | 5/22/2008 | See Source »

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