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SETI Institute Research
- OSIRIS-REx to Deliver Bennu’s Parcel Sunday!
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security-Regolith Explorer) spacecraft embarked on a mission to the asteroid Bennu to collect a sample from the asteroid’s ...
- Hidden Ocean on Jupiter's Moon Europa May Contain Key Ingredient for Life
Europa is thought to have a hidden subsurface ocean of salty liquid water, which scientists believe may harbor the conditions suitable for life.
- Honors and surprises unveiled at SETI Institute’s 2023 Drake Awards gala
Last week, the SETI Institute celebrated the prestigious 2023 Drake Awards, an event that not only recognized Dr. John Rummel for his outstanding programmatic contributions and unwavering advocacy for ...
- Before the tremors in Morocco, mysterious lights appeared in the sky — more about a recurring phenomenon
This phenomenon known as “earthquake lights,” or EQL, has been recorded at least 65 times in documents as early as the 1600s, geophysicist Friedemann Freund found in a published research paper ...
- NASA Mars Rover Spots Oddball ‘Avocado’ Rock
The rock isn’t actually a fruit, but it was a fascinating target for the rover’s cameras thanks to its eye-catching shape.
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SETI Institute Discovery
- A source of carbon — a building block of life — is found on Jupiter's moon Europa
"The discovery signals a potentially habitable environment in the ocean of Europa," according to the Webb Space Telescope's website.
- If astronomers see these chemicals in a planet's atmosphere, there's likely an advanced civilization there
In an age of ever-growing numbers of exoplanets circling other stars, it's natural that astronomers search for signatures of advanced civilizations. Such signatures may have biological or ...
- How NASA Got a 'UFO Czar'—And Why it Matters
And NASA didn’t use the label czar either—another too-loose term for work that the space agency wants to keep solemn and serious. Instead, the full name for the new job is director of UAP research, ...
- NASA’s UFO Report Shows They’re Serious About Finding Aliens
NASA’s All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office, which scrutinizes UAP sightings, was able to explain the January UAP sighting because military drones capture data-rich, repeatable imagery. Operators know ...
- Record-breaking team of citizen scientists contribute data on Pinwheel Galaxy supernova
In an unprecedented achievement, citizen scientists have set a new record for the SETI Institute and Unistellar, comprising the highest number of observers providing data on a single event.
