The universe is full of spectacular sights, from aurora on Earth and Jupiter to the solar flares that cause them, to distant ...

If a Galactic Internet is out there, we may be like fish swimming through the ocean, unaware of the undersea cables carrying vast streams of information around us. The data may be flowing right past ...

Targeting star systems identified by Kepler Space Telescope (especially those in habitable-zone candidate planets). Surveying a region near the Milky Way’s Galactic Center (where stellar density is ...

Keith’s note: Astrobiologist Dale Andersen is heading back in Antarctica at Lake Untersee in January-February 2026 for ...

January brought a wide range of thoughtful science conversations featuring researchers from the SETI Institute, spanning everything from hands-on planetary defense with citizen scientists to careful ...

Seth claims to have developed an interest in extraterrestrial life at the tender age of ten, when he first picked up a book about the Solar System. This innocent beginning eventually led to a degree ...

The SETI Institute’s Astronomy Activation Ambassadors (AAA) program (2016-25) was one of more than 30 education projects funded by NASA’s Science Mission Directorate for Science Activation (SciAct).

All good as long as the winds do not get crazy! Cheers, from Untersee, snow just starting to fall, winds starting to pick up..; Power going off in a minute and off to bed, more tomorrow! Keith’s note: ...

Dr. Jill Tarter is Chair Emeritus for SETI Research at the SETI Institute in Mountain View, California and serves as a member of the Board of Trustees for that institution. Tarter received her ...

When you become a monthly donor, you join our mission to understand the nature and prevalence of life beyond Earth. SETI Stars provide consistent support for cutting-edge researchers, innovative STEM ...

The CAMS network uses an array of low-light video surveillance cameras positioned around the world that keep a constant watch on the night sky. Shooting stars are nature’s atmospheric fireworks ...