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- 1SETI astronomer to lecture on the search for Earth-like planetsβFor thousands of years, weβve wondered if Earth is unique. Today, we know planets are common, but we still haven't found
The SETI Institute is hosting the next Silicon Valley Astronomy Lecture on October 7, with astrophysicist Dr. Jessie Christiansen exploring the question of whether Earth is unique. Thousands of years of wondering have confirmed that planets are common across the galaxy, yet another world quite like our own remains undiscovered, and the lecture will trace that search from past to present.
- 2Dark dunes imaged on floor of Mars' Schaeberle Craterβ# PPOD : Dark dunes sweep across the floor of Schaeberle Crater in this HiRISE image from NASAβs Mars Reconnaissance Orb
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has captured a HiRISE image showing dark sand dunes sweeping across the floor of Schaeberle Crater. The Seti Institute highlighted the picture, noting the crater spans nearly 159 kilometers in Mars' southern hemisphere and that its floor preserves evidence of very different past environmental conditions on the red planet.
- 3SETI podcast explores what whales and dolphins reveal about alien intelligenceβWhat can whales and dolphins teach us about intelligence in the universe? ππ On the SETI Live podcast, Bill Diamond talk
On the SETI Live podcast, SETI Institute executive Bill Diamond speaks with Dr. Lori Marino, recipient of the 2026 Drake Award, about animal intelligence and brain evolution. Marino, a specialist in whale and dolphin cognition, argues that studying non-human minds on Earth can shape how scientists think about intelligence elsewhere in the universe. The conversation covers dolphin and whale brains, what intelligence means beyond humans, and the search for extraterrestrial minds.
- 4SETI Institute welcomes three new postdoctoral fellowsβPRESS RELEASE From viruses and genomes to habitable environments and the birthplaces of planets, three new postdoctoral
The SETI Institute has announced the arrival of three new postdoctoral researchers: L. Felipe Benites, named a Mino Fellow, and Genesis Berlanga and Dingshan Deng, named Frank Drake Fellows. Their work spans viruses and genomes, habitable environments, and the birthplaces of planets, reflecting the institute's broad astrobiology and astronomy research agenda.
- 5SETI scientist to explore why alien signals may go unnoticedβWould we recognize an extraterrestrial signal if we found one? π‘ Tomorrow, join SETI Institute scientist Dr. Vishal Gajj
The SETI Institute is hosting a talk by scientist Dr. Vishal Gajjar with ScienceKind titled 'The Great Radio Silence in the Age of AI'. The discussion will examine whether humanity would actually recognize an extraterrestrial signal if one arrived, how potential signals could escape traditional search methods, and how artificial intelligence is being used to rethink the search for alien life.