NASA’s TESS satellite to search for alien life on exoplanets

NASA's TESS satellite collaborates with Breakthrough Listen to search for intelligent alien life. TESS, equipped with advanced instruments, aims to find Earth-like planets. Key facilities like Green Bank and Parkes telescopes contribute to this effort. TESS can detect alien megastructures and technosignatures, increasing the chances of finding advanced civilizations.

What is the primary mission of NASA's TESS in collaboration with Breakthrough Listen?

• To study the atmosphere of Jupiter

• To map the Milky Way galaxy

• To search for intelligent alien life

• To explore the surface of Mars

Which facilities are involved in the collaboration with TESS to search for alien life?

• Large Hadron Collider

• Green Bank, Parkes telescopes, and MeerKAT

• Hubble Space Telescope

• International Space Station

What kind of projects might advanced alien civilizations undertake that could be detected by TESS?

• Creating artificial satellites around Earth

• Building mega structures that interfere with stellar light

• Developing new forms of energy on Mars

• Constructing underwater cities on Earth

What are technosignatures?

• Patterns in the cosmic microwave background

• Natural phenomena on Earth

• Radio waves from the Sun

• Signals emitted by advanced alien technologies

How does TESS increase the likelihood of detecting technosignatures?

• By focusing on the center of the Milky Way

• By scanning the entire universe simultaneously

• By observing planets that pass their host stars

• By analyzing the chemical composition of asteroids