The nonprofit research organization the SETI Institute is currently conducting research analyzing emissions that only artificial transmitters make, which would point to the existence of what they call a "technically accomplished society."
The search for extraterrestrial civilizations gets a major boost as SETI joins forces with the Very Large Array (VLA) that combines the giant radio telescope with a new processing system to increase the search's effectiveness by a factor of 1,000.
With the combination of world-class research instruments, private research institutes, and the dedication of scientists and engineers, the COSMIC collaboration could potentially uncover the radio whisper that tells us we re not the only intelligent inhabitants of the Milky Way Galaxy., Technology & Science News, Times Now