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Published online 16 September 2009 | Nature 461, 324 (2009) | doi:10.1038/461324a

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Ear to the Universe starts listening

US radio array starts its search for extraterrestrial life.

A large array of radio telescopes has begun its first sustained search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) and at rates faster than ever before. Even so, the project has scrambled to find money to stay open and reach its planned size.

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