The SETI Institute is a non-profit research organization, located in Silicon Valley close to NASA Ames Research Center. It serves as an institutional home for research and educational projects related ...

From spherical boulders and circular radio telescope dishes to the curve of our blue marble, distant Mars, and far-away ...

The talk is part of the Silicon Valley Astronomy Lecture Series, now in its 27th year. The story of our existence can be told as a passage through nine interwoven realms—each revealing a new layer of ...

This month’s newsletter explores evolving ideas of life across art, astrobiology, and speculative futures. We are excited to ...

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Richelle Ellis is an expeditionary artist and analog astronaut exploring life across interconnected systems - from organisms and social structures to ecosystems and planetary networks - revealing the ...

Runny nose. Itchy, watery eyes. Sneezing. If you don’t have allergies, you probably know someone who does. The number of people with allergies, including food allergies and eczema, is increasing. What ...

Dr. Matthew Tiscareno will receive the 2026 Carl Sagan Center Director’s Award for scientific leadership, planetary rings ...

Composed of 18 images, this natural-color mosaic shows a boulder field on "Mount Washburn" (named after a mountain in Wyoming) in Mars' Jezero Crater. The Perseverance science team nicknamed the light ...

Scientists are getting closer in their search for life beyond earth. But with limited federal funding for the search for extraterrestrial intelligence, supporters are the reason cutting-edge ...

Dr. Ian Weaver, Unistellar education lead and astronomer at the SETI Institute, had the incredible opportunity to witness the annular eclipse last week at Bears Ears National Monument in Utah, where ...