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Project Phoenix is the name of the SETI Institute\'s research project to search for extraterrestrial intelligence. The name derives from the mythological Egyptian bird that rose from the ashes - in this case, the ashes of congressional funding cuts.
After the demise of the HRMS Targeted Search, the Institute quickly moved to retain the core science and engineering team of that effort, and with help from its subcontractors, upgraded and expanded the Targeted Search electronics and software. That equipment is now being used to search the vicinities of nearby stars for signs of technological civilisations, the core activity of Project Phoenix. In addition to conducting this big search, the SETI Institute is also spurring a parallel effort to design and develop systems of much greater capability, as well as supporting other research and educational projects. Since February, 1994 all this work has been supported by private donations.
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