· russian tech entrepreneur yuri milner funds the most ambitious hunt to date for alien life, thanks to a new $100 million project called the breakthrough initiatives. Russian internet entrepreneur yuri milner wants to know—and he is willing to pay for an answer. On july 20, a consortium of scientists funded by billionaire investor yuri milner announced a $100 million project to answer one of the biggest questions in the universe: Milner has pledged $100 million for a 10-year effort to detect signals from other civilizations in the universe, a project that has drawn high-profile support. Is there intelligent life beyond our solar system? · on july 20, a consortium of scientists funded by billionaire investor yuri milner announced a $100 million project to answer one of the biggest questions in the universe: · russian tech entrepreneur yuri milner (left) and renowned physicist stephen hawking are pushing the search for extraterrestrial life into higher gear. · it will be possible to not only search for aliens , but also naturally-occurring astrophysical phenomena at the same time. rather impressively, the $100 million has all come straight from milner s pocket. This endeavor, led by russian. · communication with aliens may soon be a reality, as the quest for life beyond earth with the breakthrough initiatives has received a $100 million boost.
