The 1hT is the next logical step in the advancement of that science. It will simultaneously listen to 58 million radio channels. The search for ET will be carried out using the Parkes telescope in New South Wales. It is the southern hemisphere's largest radio astronomy telescope. According to Carol Oliver of Seti Australia, observations made at Parkes are considered to have the best chance of discovering ET because of its geographical location and the amount of time the Southern Serendip team is able to use the telescope.
Radio waves travel vast distances through space and are relatively easy to detect.
This is why scientists believe they offer the best chance of discovering extra-terrestrials, either by looking for a deliberate beacon or by detecting 'radio leakage' from their internal broadcasts. Multi-channel listening The Seti centre at the University of Western Sydney Macarthur developed a new electronic analysis system in order to look more closely for any faint ET signals in the Parkes radio data. The searchers divide the radio data into small frequency bands because the ET signal would probably be very faint. The Seti centre has increased the number of radio channels it can listen to simultaneously from eight million to a staggering 58 million channels. That's like having 58 million radios, each tuned to a slightly different frequency.