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 ...

New Board Member: alliant CEO Dhaval Jadav joins the SETI Institute Board of Directors, bringing passion for space science ...

Last July, Earth's radio telescopes targeted an interstellar comet traversing our solar system—the third confirmed interstellar visitor humanity has ever detected. For 7.25 hours across five nights, ...

April 1, 2025, Mountain View, CA -- The SETI Institute announced today two recipients for the 2025 Drake Award: Dr. David Deamer (University of California, Santa Cruz) and Dr. John Baross (University ...

January 7, 2025, Mountain View, CA -- The SETI Institute announces the 2024 SETI Forward Award recipients: Gabriella Rizzo and Pritvik Sinhadc. This year's recipients worked on research projects to ...

The SETI Institute has honored David Deamer, an emeritus professor of biomolecular engineering, with its Drake Award. This award celebrates remarkable achievements in the realms of astrobiology and ...

The Santa Monica Amateur Astronomy Club will host renowned Dr. Seth Shostak for an in-person talk on Saturday, May 13, 2023. Shostak is a senior astronomer at the Search for Extraterrestrial ...

You too could be Jodie Foster as astronomers organize a practice run in communicating with aliens. By Dennis Overbye He was convinced that human beings would eventually connect with extraterrestrials, ...

Scientists are pouring their resources into searching for signs of life on other planets—but how might extraterrestrial life find us? An experiment spearheaded by the SETI Institute studies how alien ...

In a quiet part of Northern California, where pine trees brush the sky and the hum of giant satellite dishes fills the air, something big is happening in science education. A new wave of college ...