Giovanni Covone, astrophysicist and professor at Federico II University in Naples, was one of the guests at the latest edition of the Genoa Science Festival.
He is interested in the study of exoplanets, astrobiology and cosmology, but communicating scientific ideas is his other passion: he is the author of Altre terre. Viaggio alla scoperta dei pianeti extrasolari (Other Worlds: A Journey to Discover Exoplanets) (Harper Collins, 2023), winner of the ninth edition of the Asimov Prize.
We met him in Genoa and in the interview you can listen to here, we also discussed the Star Bottle project, which is preparing its next launch of messages to three new destinations in space on 21st December.
The chances of success are slim, but is it worth investing some of our resources in this direction, to listen to messages that may come from the stars? Beyond the symbolic aspect, does it make sense to try to shout that we do not want to be alone?
“Yes, certainly. The first value that should not be overlooked is the symbolic one, that of trying to communicate with the universe or with someone who is listening to us.
Then never say never. I mean, the SETI project, whose long tradition your project can follow, tells us that the chances of success are slim, but it's worth trying, it's worth investing some of our resources in this direction to listen to messages that may come from the stars, or send them.
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