liqs8143 writes "Astronomers from the United States have begun
searching for alien life on 86 possible earth-like planets. A
massive radio telescope that listens for signs of alien life is
being used for this project. These 86 planets are short-listed
from 1235 possible planets detected by NASA's Kepler telescope.
The mission is part of the Search for Extra Terrestrial
Intelligence (SETI) project, launched in the mid 1980s. A giant
dish pointing towards each of the 86 planets will gather 24
hours of data, starting from this week."