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

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

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 ...

Dark matter fermions, prebiotic chemistry, and the co-evolution of supermassive black holes and galaxies. Looking ahead: Future observations with high-resolution millimeter-wave telescopes are needed ...

Dr. Lauren Sgro and Beth Johnson are ready to start the day! Credit: Lauren Sgro/Beth Johnson. For the second year in a row, the SETI Institute joined in the Atlanta Science Festival’s Exploration ...

The International Astronomical Union (IAU) has officially named Asteroid 2006 BT282 as Asteroid Shostak, honoring Dr. Seth Shostak for his contributions to astronomy and science communication. The ...

Looking ahead: These targets will guide observations with current and future facilities, including the James Webb Space Telescope and proposed missions such as the Habitable Worlds Observatory The ...

The Discovery and Futures Lab’s mission is to anticipate and explore humanity’s responses to the discovery of life beyond Earth by connecting science with other kinds of research. It unites experts in ...

NASA astronaut and Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman took this picture of Earth from the Orion spacecraft’s window after completing the translunar injection burn. There are two auroras (top right and ...

What: A newly identified star system, Gaia GIC1, exhibits unusual brightness variations consistent with a large planetary collision Guests: SETI Live host and astrophysicist Dr. Moiya McTier spoke ...

April 1, 2026, Mountain View, CA -- The SETI Institute announced today that Dr. Lori Marino will receive the 2026 Drake Award, continuing its tradition of celebrating contributions to the search for ...