Diifferent Twist For SETI

SETI researchers are trying a different strategy in their search for extraterrestrial intelligence. Instead of listening for radio signals from all over the sky, a new search will focus on 86 planets that might be Earth-like, according to data from the Kepler planet-hunting spacecraft. The Kepler data still needs to be confirmed, but SETI researchers feel its enough already to justify a focused search.

In any case, one good way to confirm a planet is capable of supporting life would be to receive intelligent radio signals from it.