Prepare to become an interstellar citizen.
We will soon have telescopes that see signs of alien life around other stars.
On this album composers have joined from native cultures from the Canary Islands, Hawaii, and Tibet to create and record universal messages conveying peace and love. We invite you here to listen and join us with a communication we want to broadcast.
Jeff Kuhn · Astrophysicist
Juan Mesa · Jeff Peterson · Nawang Khechog · Olivia Mesa
Six songs and three bonus tracks now streaming on Spotify.
Song for the Stars: from the search for life to a message in music
Song for the Stars grew out of conversations around ExoLifeFinder and the technical challenge of revealing the faint light of an exoplanet beside its much brighter star.
Supported and funded by MorphOptic, these scientific conversations opened a wider question: if we one day detect evidence of life beyond Earth, what would humanity want to communicate in return?
Music became the response, bringing together different cultural traditions to create a message of peace, connection and human presence.
The conversation continues in the Science and Song Salon.
Explore ExoLifeFinder →
ExoLifeFinder Telescope
A multi-mirror optical system designed to separate the faint light of nearby exoplanets from the glare of their stars.
Where the idea became real.
In March 2026, Song for the Stars moved from scientific vision to shared experience in Maui, bringing musicians, scientists and audiences together through music, culture and the search for life beyond Earth.
Juan Mesa · Nawang Khechog · Jeff Peterson · Olivia Mesa
Song for the Stars · Maui · March 28–29, 2026
Canary Islands · Tibet · Hawaiʻi
The Documentary
Song for the Stars in Maui
Tom Vendetti’s documentary captures the people, music and moments behind the first Maui chapter on stage and beyond.
Featuring Juan Mesa, Olivia Mesa, Nawang Khechog, Jeff Peterson and Steve Grimes.
Supported by MorphOptic inc.
26 min · Maui, Hawaiʻi · 2026
What would you send beyond Earth?
It can be simple. Personal. A reflection. A signal.
From wich country does your message come from?
Add yours.
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Music as a message beyond Earth
“Carl Sagan led the charge during the Voyager satellite era to project humanity’s best side into space with music and art.”
“When we find life outside the solar system with dedicated astronomical telescopes we also believe we should project a message of peace and love with music that samples the diversity of human culture.”
