Speaker
Description
In recent years, the rapidly expanding field of transient astronomy has resulted in the classification of hundreds of thousands of transients, including variable or flaring stars, Active Galactic Nuclei, Solar System objects, supernovae, GRBs, FRBs, TDEs and a myriad of other transient phenomena. Although nature can undoubtedly generate a vast array of transients, current surveys offer fresh avenues to search for potential "technosignatures" from advanced civilizations.
In this talk, I will present an overview that bridges Searches for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) with transient astronomy. Drawing on examples from the Vanishing & Appearing Sources during a Century of Observations (VASCO) project and our searches for vanishing stars, I will showcase results from both automated searches and our citizen science project.
