[scottrogowski]

"scientists like me and my colleagues are on the threshold of gathering data that may be relevant to the existence of intelligent extraterrestrial life. But this evidence involves subtle findings about phenomena far away in the galaxy"

I'm very curious about this. It sounds like more than the standard spectroscopy that looks for organic compounds and other life signatures. Could anyone provide some more context?

[gremlinsinc]

I'm guessing they're referring to the James Webb Telescope which has taken like decades longer than planned. there's even an xkcd on it: https://xkcd.com/2014/