SETI@home
Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
What is SETI@home?
SETI@home is a scientific experiment that uses Internet-connected computers in the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI). You can participate by running a free program that downloads and analyzes radio telescope data.
The main site to download the software and read more about it is at Berkley University.
Use the idle time on your computer (Windows, Mac, or Linux) to find alien life and more using Grid Computing.
Grid Computing is a form of distributed computing in which an organization (business, university, etc.) uses its existing computers (desktop and/or cluster nodes) to handle its own long-running computational tasks. This differs from volunteer computing in several ways.
The software is run by a system called BOINC which runs in the background and does not effect the normal operation of your computer.
