By Gail Jacobs David Morrison has joined the SETI Institute staff as the Director of the Carl Sagan Center for Study of Life in the Universe. Appropr...
This one-minute excerpt comes from a special colloquium celebrating the 25th anniversary of the SETI Institute. Watch a video of Dr. Jon Jenkins giv...
There is a fundamental question that arises in the mind of every one of us: "Are we alone?" So far, the universe hasn't disclosed all its secrets.
This one-minute video excerpt comes from a special colloquium celebrating the 25th anniversary of the SETI Institute.
By Gail Jacobs Not everyone is aware that the space between the stars isn't exactly empty. These vast interstellar tracts are filled with a fog of ic...
In this video, we talk to SETI's Adrian Brown, researches the polar regions of Mars using the Compact Reconnaissance Imaging Spectrometer onboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft.
This one-minute excerpt comes from a special colloquium celebrating the 25th anniversary of the SETI Institute. Watch a video of Dr. Cynthia Phillip...
Dr. Laurance Doyle is a true renaissance man who thrives on discovery. His passion is to immerse himself into scientific mysteries and go "where no man has gone before."
In wondering "what comets were named after women?," we explore women's contributions to science, which are often overlooked.
Dr. Margaret Race's work focuses on ensuring that spacecraft do not inadvertently bring terrestrial microbes on their missions or return any extraterrestrial microbes to Earth.
The search for water on other planetary bodies has taken a giant leap forward in recent months.
By Ignacio Mosqueira Pointing a telescope at the sky in the early part of the 17th century was a revolutionary act that led Galileo to discover the...
When Socrates says "Know Thyself," he's not offering it out for the heck of it. How well do you really know yourself?
The Hale-Bopp comet was discovered only two years before its passage by Earth, not nearly enough time to divert the comet. So much for the Deep Impact scenario.
By Gerry Harp I gave a poster the first week of January at the 2010 conference of the American Astronomical Society in Wash. D.C. Rob, my coworker, ...
by Seth Shostak Senior astronomer at the SETI Institute It's 150 years into the future, and Homo sapiens has managed to eradicate all of Earth's nati...