Forty years as an astronomer have not quelled my enthusiasm for lying outside after dark, staring up at the stars. It isn't only the beauty of the night sky that thrills me. It's the sense I have that some of… — Frank Drake Copy Share Image
The story seems to be that almost every star has a planetary system... and, also, the definition of 'habitable zone' has expanded. In our… — Frank Drake Copy Share Image
People presume we've been somehow monitoring the entire sky at all frequencies, all the time, but we haven't yet been able to do any… — Frank Drake Copy Share Image
"I know perfectly well that at this moment the whole universe is listening to us," Jean Giraudoux wrote in The Madwoman of Chaillot, "and… — Frank Drake Copy Share Image
In 1957, I was studying the Pleiades star cluster at Harvard University's radio observatory. On one occasion, we saw an added feature in the… — Frank Drake Copy Share Image
There was a magic about pulsars... no other things in the sky had such labels on them. Each one had its own distinct pulsing… — Frank Drake Copy Share Image
No company is hiring anyone to search for messages from aliens. Most people don't seem to think there's much benefit to it. The lack… — Frank Drake Copy Share Image
Right now, there could well be messages from the stars flying right through this room. Through you and me. And if we had the… — Frank Drake Copy Share Image
To use Newton's words, our efforts up till this moment have but turned over a pebble or shell here and there on the beach,… — Frank Drake Copy Share Image
While NASA talks about 'Are we alone?' as a number one question, they are putting zero money into searching for intelligent life. There's a… — Frank Drake Copy Share Image
The pulsar map is not dangerous at all. It will likely never even be seen by extraterrestrials. — Frank Drake Copy Share Image
Other intelligent life-forms will differ greatly in appearance - they may resemble the creature in E.T. or startle us with their beauty - but… — Frank Drake Copy Share Image
