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My paper titled A Sign in Space: Analogies between the Project and a Real First-Contact Scenario, has now been published in Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union. You can view the article at https://doi.org/10.1017/S1743921325103050.

A Sign in Space: Analogies between the Project and a Real First-Contact Scenario | Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union | Cambridge Core

A Sign in Space: Analogies between the Project and a Real First-Contact Scenario - Volume 20 Issue S387

Cambridge Core

Daniela de Paulis Oct 31

It was an honour to be a speaker at GEOPAQ in Hyderabad, India! I returned to Europe with a larger network, new friendships in the space sector, and a renewed enthusiasm in space as an agent for global and interdisciplinary collaboration. Thank you Murtuza Qurasani and all GEOPAQ Team for organising such a visionary and forward thinking event. https://geopaq.com/

Daniela de Paulis Aug 5, 2025

My project, A Sign in Space, inspired a new book for young people. The UFO Files (Quarto, 2025) tells the story of the arrival of an alien spaceship, and teaches how the efforts and vision of artists and scientists can help humanity understand something completely different from ourselves. The book merges a science fiction story with nonfiction sidebars about SETI, rocket science, AI, and more. https://www.quarto.com/books/9780711288454/the-ufo-files

The UFO Files

Earth, 2033. In a recently de-classified location, something has crash-landed – something not of this world. An intrepid UFO investigator pieces together a report that could change the course of human history. That report is The UFO Files.

The Quarto Group

Daniela de Paulis Jul 30, 2025

My paper in collaboration with quantum cryptography specialists Giulia Guarda and Sebastiano Cocchi (University of Florence) is now online https://www.scienceopen.com/hosted-document?doi=10.14236/ewic/EVA2025.15

A Sign in Space as Optical SETI: Laser transmission of a simulated extraterrestrial message

ScienceOpen

Daniela de Paulis Jul 23, 2025

My talk at the "Scienza e Filosofia" festival is now online (in Italian) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=due72Q0sGbw

Daniela De Paulis - A Sign in Space: Collaborazione Internazionale e Teatro Interplanetario

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Daniela de Paulis Jun 25, 2025

Packing for Chile. Can you tell I am a fan of the Green Bank Observatory?

Daniela de Paulis Jun 25, 2025

This is great! Tsinghua University digitalised the Radio Era exhibition, including my video work Blue Marble, realised with the Visual Moonbounce (EME-SSTV) technology. Exhibition view: https://tsm.tsinghua.edu.cn/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/3d/dbjy/en.html

Radio Era - Exhibition of Early History of Radio Technology

Daniela de Paulis Jun 7, 2025

One year ago today, Ken and Keli Chaffin, a father-daugther team from the US, sent me the correct decoding of the message designed for A Sign in Space. The solution required more than 3,000 hours work by Ken and Keli, and their interpretation efforts are ongoing. Thank you to everyone involved in the process, primarily Ken and Keli with whom I have the pleasure to share a regular exchange, the Discord community and all researchers who helped me craft the message. #asigninspace

Daniela de Paulis May 24, 2025

Happy Birthday A Sign in Space! Two years ago the project simulated the reception of an extraterrestrial signal, exploring how humans would create meaning around an alien message. Cake by citizen scientist Gianfranco De Vito. #asigninspace

Daniela de Paulis Apr 22, 2025

Really pleased to show my work "Blue Marble" at the Tsinghua University Science Museum, as part of the Radio Era exhibition, focusing on the history of radio. "Blue Marble" is a video work I realised with the Visual Moonbounce technology. Images copyright: Tsinghua University Science Museum.