SETI@home is an Internet-based open computing project that uses the BONIC software platform developed by the in a research center located in Berkeley and is facilitated by the at the Space Science Lab, at the UCLA Berkeley.
SETI is a scientific experiment that makes use of underutilized home computers to aid in the quest for extraterrestrial civilizations. Its purpose is to investigate radio signals, searching for indications of extraterrestrial intelligence, and as such is many of the numerous SETI@home efforts.
