Throughout July 2026, SETI Institute scientists, leaders, and collaborators contributed to conversations spanning the origins of life, the search for extraterrestrial intelligence, Mars exploration, ...

What: A SETI Live conversation exploring NASA's upcoming Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope and the Coronagraph Instrument that will attempt to directly image giant exoplanets around nearby stars.

What: A SETI Live discussion on 50 years of Mars exploration since the historic Viking 1 landing. Guests: SETI Institute planetary scientist Dr. Pascal Lee and Deputy ...

This week, we reveal hidden wonders across the cosmos, from delicate Martian clouds and a dust-shrouded galaxy to an asteroid with a never-before-seen shape and the crowded heart of the Milky Way.

These images span the journey from our own backyard to distant galaxies, featuring Mars, the Moon, breathtaking night skies, ...

Your browser does not support the audio element. Electricity plays an important role in our everyday lives, including allowing our bodies to communicate internally ...

Join the SETI Institute and the California Academy of Sciences for an in-person or virtual celebration of the August 12 total solar eclipse. Experience live coverage from the path of totality, ...

Project Phoenix was the world's most sensitive and comprehensive search for extraterrestrial intelligence that had been conducted up until approximately 2015. It was an effort to detect ...

At the SETI Institute, we aren’t just looking at the stars, we are actively trying to understand our place among them. Our mission is dedicated to advancing humanity’s understanding of the universe ...

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 ...

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 ...