Laurance R. Doyle
Laurance Doyle is a principal investigator for the Center for the Study of Life in the Universe at the SETI Institute, where he has been since 1987, and is a member of the NASA Kepler Mission Science Team. Doyle’s research has focused on the formation and detection of extrasolar planets. He has also theorized how patterns in animal communication, like those of social cetaceans, relate to humans.
Latest articles by Laurance R. Doyle
SETI Evolution: Searching for Aliens Using Whale Songs and Radios (Op-Ed)
By Laurance R. Doyle published
Bee Celestial Navigation and Non-Human Intelligence
By Laurance R. Doyle published
Bees rely on celestial navigation using the Sun's location when communicating with other bees.
Quantum Astronomy: Information in the Universe
By Laurance R. Doyle published
This is a short addition to the four-part series on Quantum Astronomy previously written for SPACE.com.
Naming New Extrasolar Planets
By Laurance R. Doyle published
Thousands of new exoplanets may need a new naming system.
The Role of Sponges in the Galaxy
By Laurance R. Doyle published
Sponges may have been key to the rise of intelligent life on Earth and in space.
PlanetQuest: Join the Hunt for Extrasolar Planets
By Laurance R. Doyle published
Like the venerable SETI@home, PlanetQuest will enable users to discover real planets around other stars using four different detection techniques.
Talking With Your Mouth Full: The Feeding Calls of the Humpback Whale
By Laurance R. Doyle published
Ancient African Skies
By Laurance R. Doyle published
We had heard of an ancient astronomy site in this region made up of basalt pillars that were magnetic, so needed to be remeasured using something other than compasses.
Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Vanishing Robbers - Part 2
By Laurance R. Doyle published
Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Vanishing Robbers
By Laurance R. Doyle published
A Moon By Any Other Name
By Laurance R. Doyle published
Did you ever wonder how newly discovered moons and new features on planets are named? A brief history.
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