Mountain View's SETI Institute gets $200M grant to find evidence of alien life

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Tuesday, November 21, 2023
Mountain View institute gets $200M to find evidence of alien life
SETI, or the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence Institute, is getting a $200 million grant to find evidence of alien life.

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- SETI, or the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence Institute, is getting a $200 million grant to find evidence of alien life.



The nonprofit research group in Mountain View has long sought the presence of a more technically advanced civilization.



The money allows the institute to expand operations and widen its search among the cosmos.



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The grant comes from the estate of the late tech entrepreneur and co-founder of Qualcomm, Franklin Antonio.



He worked with SETI for 12 years.



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