SETI notices signals from another part of the galaxy?

[Andrew]

Announcement Date

They could be naturally ocurring or not.

More info at FARK thread.

What will happen if an extraterrestrial signal is detected?

SETI@home: Procedures for Public Announcement

Declaration of Principles Concerning Activities Following the Detection of Extraterrestrial Intelligence

Who knows what the announcement is, but it says its major :D

Could be telescope or software I guess, but we can always dream of transmissions from aliens.

[Andrew]

Turns out people got too excited.

Editors Update

Editor's update:  for all of you out there who have been waving your arms around and speculating, this is not an announcement about finding a signal from ETs, the face on Mars, or anything else. It is far more mundane. Details of the announcement were released - under press embargo - to reporters last week. A press release about the announcement will be issued on Tuesday by the SETI Institute.

Would life change for anyone if intelligent life was found?

[Gobalopper]

Only if it looked like Alf.

[gryphon]

Would life change for anyone if intelligent life was found?

is that just a typo or did you really mean that all life we know at this time is non-intelligent ?

never mind. . .

[Egeides]

It's more mundane. They found more dumb life ;D

[Tezcatlipoca]

Wouldn't it be nice to stumble on the Yeti homeworld...

[Tako]

depends on what you comprehend as NICE, more gob's ? god help humanety, they will take over our world *shudder*

[Gobalopper]

There is only one true Gob.

[Dunenewt]

And then there's Le Pr