The Galileo Project was launched by a multi-institutional team led by Avi Loeb, a professor of science in the department of astronomy at Harvard University.
The project will design new algorithms using data from astronomical surveys and telescope observations to identify potential interstellar travelers, alien-built satellites and unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP).
The project will use new and existing telescopes — including the 8-meter Vera C.
One of the Galileo Project’s research branches will focus on coming up with strategies for finding and tracking such interstellar visitors from space and telescopes.
The project has been met with much enthusiasm from researchers in the field of SETI, or the search for extraterrestrial intelligence
However, some researchers believe that this project is adding little to already planned or developed initiatives, such as the European Space Agency’s Comet Interceptor — which will launch in 2028 and will sit in orbit waiting for comets or interstellar objects
The project is named for Galileo Galilei, a pioneering Italian astronomer who used telescopes he designed to observe celestial objects like Jupiter’s moons, lunar craters and Saturn’s rings
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