SETI

Communicating Across the Cosmos, Part 3: Bridging the Vast Gulf

If extraterrestrial civilizations exist, the nearest is probably at least hundreds or thousands of light years away. Still, the greatest…

10 years ago

Communicating Across the Cosmos, Part 2: Petabytes from the Stars?

Since it was founded in 1984, the SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) Institute in Mountain View, California, has been a…

10 years ago

Communicating Across the Cosmos, Part 1: Shouting into the Darkness

Over the last 20 years, astronomers have discovered several thousand planets orbiting other stars. We now know that potentially habitable…

10 years ago

We are not Alone: Government Sensors Shed New Light on Asteroid Hazards

How hazardous are the thousands and millions of asteroids that surround the third rock from the Sun – Earth? Since…

10 years ago

How Do Aliens Think? We Need To Learn About Their Biology First, Analyst Argues

TORONTO, CANADA - Should E.T. finally give Earth a ring, it's not only important to understand what the message says…

10 years ago

Making the Case for a Mission to the Martian Moon Phobos

Ask any space enthusiast, and almost anyone will say humankind’s ultimate destination is Mars. But NASA is currently gearing up…

10 years ago

One That Fell to Earth: Researchers Reveal 2012 Novato Meteorite Took a Beating

What's the chance of that thump you just heard in your house was a meteorite hitting your roof? That was…

10 years ago

Jill Tarter Video: From Searching For Aliens To Helping Hollywood Stars, And Back Again

Imagine you're a researcher at a cocktail party. You meet Carl Sagan (Carl Sagan!) and he hands you a novel. And…

11 years ago

Jill Tarter Explains in 30 Seconds Why We’re Searching for Aliens

After nearly four decades of of listening for for signs of life in the cosmos, astronomer Jill Tarter is one…

11 years ago

Will We Find Alien Life Within 20 Years? You Can Bet On It.

During a hearing last week before the U.S. House Science and Technology Committee SETI scientists Seth Shostak and Dan Werthimer…

11 years ago