Dr. Jeffrey Smith began his academic passion in the field of Accelerator Physics. After building a cyclotron, a small particle accelerator, as an undergraduate at Knox College, Jeff matriculated at ...

The Kardashev scale, envisions civilizations as endlessly progressing, building gigantic spaceships or Dyson spheres around ...

The Allen Telescope Array (ATA) is located at the Hat Creek Observatory in the Cascade Mountains of California, approximately 300 miles to the north of San Francisco and two dozen miles north of ...

Dr. Drake was the former Director of the Carl Sagan Center for the Study of Life in the Universe, and previously served as Chairman of SETI Institute's Board of Directors. He was Professor, Astronomy ...

One of humanity’s most profound questions is whether life exists beyond Earth — and if so, what forms it might take. For ...

A groundbreaking discovery by NASA’s Curiosity Rover, featuring a surprisingly rare mineral called siderite, is not only ...

Planetary Exploration Chair, Senior Research Scientist Disciplines: Planetary Science, Astrobiology, Spectroscopy, Mineralogy, Chemistry, Remote Sensing Degree/Major ...

Dr. Peter Jenniskens. He’s an expert on meteor showers and currently runs Cameras for Allsky Meteor Surveillance (CAMS) project. Peter is also famous for identifying the parent body of the Quadrantid ...

The SETI Institute’s Astronomy Activation Ambassadors (AAA) program is one of more than 30 education projects funded by ...

Seth claims to have developed an interest in extraterrestrial life at the tender age of ten, when he first picked up a book about the Solar System. This innocent beginning eventually led to a degree ...

In this three-volume set, fifth and sixth grade students are invited to become members of the "SETI Academy." As Academy members, they explore Earth's history for clues to the possible existence of ...

June 5, 2025, Mountain View, CA -- A team of scientists from the SETI Institute and the University of California at Davis documented, for the first time, humpback whales producing large bubble rings, ...