Researchers Propose Searching the Moon for Microscopic Technosignatures

Researchers Propose Searching the Moon for Microscopic Technosignatures New study outlines the first quantitative framework for searching lunar regolith for microscopic technosignatures. PRESS RELEASE DATE September 8, 2026 CONTACT Rebecca McDonald Director... More

Researchers Propose Searching the Moon for Microscopic Technosignatures New study outlines the first quantitative framework for searching lunar regolith for microscopic technosignatures. PRESS RELEASE DATE September 8, 2026 CONTACT Rebecca McDonald Director of Communications, SETI Institute rmcdonald@seti.org ONLINE Press Release/Images https://tinyurl.com/yhjkzv8j Earth’s Moon (North Polar Mosaic) Taken by the Galileo spacecraft. Credits: NASA/JPL/USGS. September 8, 2026, Mountain View, CA— The next breakthrough in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence may come not from a radio telescope, but from a microscope. A new study led by SETI Institute Affiliate Scientist Dr. Lewis Pinault outlines a new approach to the search for extraterrestrial intelligence: examining lunar regolith for microscopic engineered particles that may have accumulated over billions of years. Rather than searching only for radio or laser signals from civilizations that may exist today, the research explores Less