The lack of resources faced by states and the federal government in the U.S. could affect more than just everyday life on Earth.
Astronomers at the SETI Institute in Northern California said the substantial decline in state and federal funding forced the closure of a program devoted to the search for extraterrestrial life.
Tens of radial discs that form the Allen Telescope range in the mountains of northern California have explored outer space since 2007 in search of extraterrestrial life.
But Seti's chief executive, Tom Pierson, said last week in an email sent to donors to the University of California at Berkeley has run out of money to finance daily functioning of the disks.
chain drives, 50 million dollars, was built by Seti and UC Berkeley with donations of one of the founders of Microsoft, Paul Allen. The operation of the disc is 1.5 million dollars annually.
Source: elpais.com.co
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