Galileo Project: New Initiative To Search For Alien Life Through Their Tech KEY POINTS The initiative has received $1.7 million from private donors It will look for evidence of "extraterrestrial technological artifacts" An international team of researchers has created a new project to look for evidence of extraterrestrial life. Called the Galileo Project, it will search for possible signatures of alien technology. "The goal of the Galileo Project is to bring the search for extraterrestrial technological signatures from accidental or anecdotal observations and legends to the mainstream of transparent, validated and systematic scientific research," the press release on the announcement received $1.7 million from private donors, aims to "