This year marks the inaugural launch of the Cosmic Chronicles Literary Award, and it has been thrilling to witness the global enthusiasm for this new initiative. Submissions have come in from around ...
Under the tropical skies of Puerto Rico, a new observatory joined the LaserSETI Network, expanding the SETI Institute’s ability to search for technosignatures. Bringing cutting-edge instruments to an ...
Some asteroids are more dangerous than others, according to a report issued this week in Nature Astronomy by an international team of researchers, led by astrophysicist Auriane Egal of the Montreal ...
As their name suggests, “forever chemicals” have extraordinary staying power. When these nearly indestructible compounds find their way into our soil and water, they don’t break down for hundreds or ...
Artistic illustration of the internal structure of a lava planet in a cold state, showing a day‑side magma ocean overlain by a mineral atmosphere. The arrows indicate the direction of heat transport ...
Overview: In its 19th year, the SETI Institute’s Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) welcomed 12 students for summer 2025 to work alongside scientists on projects ranging from exoplanet ...
Seen from space, many intriguing features are found on the worlds of our solar system, from ancient craters on Earth to dunes on Mars, Saturn's hexagon, and Io's volcanoes. Now, we can add ...
Planetary exploration exists with long-term planning and patience, but the results can be studied and enjoyed for decades after a mission ends. This is the case with the images taken by Voyager 2 and ...
Artist’s interpretation of an array of pulsars being affected by gravitational ripples produced by a supermassive black hole binary in a distant galaxy. Credit: NSF/NANOGrav/Sonoma State ...
Figure 1: A giant volcano hiding in plain sight in one of Mars’ most iconic regions. The newly discovered giant volcano on Mars is located just south of the planet’s equator, in Eastern Noctis ...
Bubble ring created by a humpback whale named Thorn. Credit: © Dan Knaub, The Whale Video Company. June 5, 2025, Mountain View, CA -- A team of scientists from the ...
Researchers, including Dr. Mark Showalter and Dr. Matthew Tiscareno of the SETI Institute, along with colleagues at the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI), discovered a previously unknown moon ...