Breakthrough Initiatives, founded in 2015 by Yuri and Julia Milner, is a science-based philanthropic program focused on the search for extraterrestrial intelligence. It encompasses projects like Breakthrough Listen, which scans for artificial signals from other civilizations, and Breakthrough Starshot, aiming to develop technology for interstellar travel. They also have a project called Breakthrough Watch which aims to identify and characterize Earth-sized, rocky planets around Alpha Centauri. The organization has partnered with entities like NASA and MIT on various initiatives.
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EnduroSat is developing a CubeSat called TOLIMAN to study Alpha Centauri as part of a partnership with the University of Sydney and Breakthrough Initiatives.
Breakthrough Initiatives announced plans on 2020-09-15 to fund research into potential life on Venus, including analysis of technical challenges for exploratory missions.