While telescopes like the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) can detect the chemical fingerprints of distant atmospheres, ...

Juice observed 3I/ATLAS during perihelion, when Earth-based telescopes could not. Spectroscopic observations measured water ...

This collection showcases a solar system in motion, from Saturn’s moons playing tricks on perspective and a comet’s dramatic ...

JWST successfully observed the extremely faint near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4 (circled in green) on 18 February 2026 with its Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam). By analyzing the asteroid’s position relative ...

This summer, SETI AIR Director Bettina Forget's Imagine Aliens project is featured as part of the Exploratorium's Life in ...

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 ...

What happens if scientists find evidence of extraterrestrial intelligence? That question was at the center of a recent SETI Live discussion about newly updated post-detection protocols and how ...

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 ...

Targeting star systems identified by Kepler Space Telescope (especially those in habitable-zone candidate planets). Surveying a region near the Milky Way’s Galactic Center (where stellar density is ...

Dr. Jill Tarter is Chair Emeritus for SETI Research at the SETI Institute in Mountain View, California and serves as a member of the Board of Trustees for that institution. Tarter received her ...

The CAMS network uses an array of low-light video surveillance cameras positioned around the world that keep a constant watch on the night sky. Shooting stars are nature’s atmospheric fireworks ...