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Shortly after telescopes could see into the universe in non-visible wavelengths, starting with radio waves, the question of whether other/extraterrestrial civilizations exist became a feasible pursuit. From the beginning of the Space Age, human radio telescopes could both transmit and receive messages across interstellar space. The USSR’s top-down endorsement of the problem of Communication with Extraterrestrial Intelligence (CETI) stemmed from two major conferences hosted at the Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory (BAO) in Armenia in 1964 and 1971.This presentation explores CETI’s value for Armenian interdisciplinary science, including archaeoastronomy (developed by BAO’s Elma Parsamyan and Paris Herouni) and philosophy, theory of culture, and cybernetics (developed by Eduard Markarian).
The research behind this presentation is a work in progress to reconstruct the story of Soviet and across–the-Iron-Curtain SETI from interdisciplinary scientific developments and technological infrastructure in Soviet Armenia.
📅 October 16, 2026
⏰ 6:00 PM
📍 3 Aram Khachatryan St., Yerevan + Online
Register in advance: https://share.forms.app/yerevancenterforinternat/extraterrestrial-intelligence-from-armenia
📷 Photo: A reverend visual contemplation from the Radio Optical Telescope ROT-45 in Orgov, located at the Aragats Scientific Center on Mount Aragats: Tegher Monastery, only about 1.2 km west of Orgov, and about 100-150 meters further up the slopes of Aragats.
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3 Aram Khachatryan, 0033 Yerevan, Armenia, Արամ Խաչատրյան փողոց 33, Երեւան, Հայաստան, Yerevan, Armenia
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