Fact Sheet
Turning On, Tuning In
The first search for extraterrestrial intelligence began on April 12, 1960, using this 85-foot radio telescope at Green Bank, West Virginia. Known as Project Ozma for the ruler in L. Frank Baum's "Oz" books, the search targeted two nearby stars. Despite several months of work, though, Ozma detected no messages from alien civilizations. [NOAO]
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