For more than two decades, millions of volunteers turned their home computers into a planet-scale telescope, donating idle processing power to the search for extraterrestrial intelligence through SETI@home. That effort ended in 2020—but the data never stopped speaking. Now, UC Berkeley scientists have taken a fresh, rigorous look at the vast SETI@home archive and identified around 100 intriguing signals that warrant closer scrutiny. In this SETI Live, host Beth Johnson is joined by Eric Korpela
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For more than two decades, millions of volunteers turned their home computers into a planet-scale telescope, donating idle processing power to the search for extraterrestrial intelligence through SETI@home. That effort ended in 2020—but the data never stopped speaking. Now, UC Berkeley scientists have taken a fresh, rigorous look at the vast SETI@home archive and identified around 100 intriguing signals that warrant closer scrutiny. In this SETI Live, host Beth Johnson is joined by Eric Korpela
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The Planetary Society 🤝 SETI Institute Did you know that the SETI Institute and The Planetary Society have more in common than just a passion for the search for extraterrestrial life? Carl Sagan, one of The Planetary Society’s founders, based the main character of his famous book Contact on the SETI Institute's founder, Jill Tarter. SETI Institute ➡️ Its mission is to lead humanity's quest to understand the origins and prevalence of life and intelligence in the universe and share that knowledge
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The Planetary Society 🤝 SETI Institute Did you know that the SETI Institute and The Planetary Society have more in common than just a passion for the search for extraterrestrial life? Carl Sagan, one of The Planetary Society’s founders, based the main character of his famous book Contact on the SETI Institute's founder, Jill Tarter. SETI Institute ➡️ Its mission is to lead humanity's quest to understand the origins and prevalence of life and intelligence in the universe and share that knowledge
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SETI Institute in the News: January Roundup The SETI Institute continues to push the boundaries of space exploration and the search for extraterrestrial life. This month, we highlight the ARTEMOSS experiment, led by Dr. Agata Zupanska, which studies how Antarctic moss adapts to space conditions, providing insights for future missions. We also celebrate the achievements of Gabriella Rizzo and Pritvik Sinhadc, who will be honored with the SETI Forward Award at the Drake Awards in May for their wor
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SETI Institute in the News: January Roundup The SETI Institute continues to push the boundaries of space exploration and the search for extraterrestrial life. This month, we highlight the ARTEMOSS experiment, led by Dr. Agata Zupanska, which studies how Antarctic moss adapts to space conditions, providing insights for future missions. We also celebrate the achievements of Gabriella Rizzo and Pritvik Sinhadc, who will be honored with the SETI Forward Award at the Drake Awards in May for their wor
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This month at the SETI Institute, exciting developments are shaping our understanding of the cosmos and the search for extraterrestrial life. Dr. Sofia Sheikh led a study exploring how alien civilizations might detect Earth through our radio signals and atmospheric pollution. Dr. Pascal Lee stepped into a new role as Vice President for Planetary Development at the National Space Society, helping to drive future exploration of the Moon and Mars. New observations have ruled out any risk of asteroi
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This month at the SETI Institute, exciting developments are shaping our understanding of the cosmos and the search for extraterrestrial life. Dr. Sofia Sheikh led a study exploring how alien civilizations might detect Earth through our radio signals and atmospheric pollution. Dr. Pascal Lee stepped into a new role as Vice President for Planetary Development at the National Space Society, helping to drive future exploration of the Moon and Mars. New observations have ruled out any risk of asteroi
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SETI Live - AI + ET: Will Machine Learning Help Find Extraterrestrial Life?
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What’s it like to work at the Allen Telescope Array? Check out this video for a day in the life of the SETI Institute’s alien hunters. The ATA is one of the projects you can support during SETI Institute Giving Day on April 12. Learn more here: https://buff.ly/3CRy09L | SETI Institute
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What’s it like to work at the Allen Telescope Array? Check out this video for a day in the life of the SETI Institute’s alien hunters. The ATA is one of the projects you can support during SETI Institute Giving Day on April 12. Learn more here: https://buff.ly/3CRy09L | SETI Institute
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From cutting-edge helicopters on Mars to artificial intelligence scanning the stars, the SETI Institute continues to lead bold, innovative efforts in the search for life beyond Earth. Recent media features highlight the SETI Institute's expanding role in planetary science, astrobiology, and the search for signals from intelligent extraterrestrial civilizations. Whether exploring icy moons, enhancing Martian geology mapping with machine learning, or developing futuristic missions like the Nightha
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SETI Live: Searching for E.T. with the Allen Telescope Array
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SETI Institute in the News: December 2025 This month, we highlight our ongoing efforts at the SETI Institute to explore the possibility of alien life. Our initiatives include helping teachers bring space science into classrooms, researching extreme environments like Antarctica, and analyzing data from the Arecibo Observatory to deepen our understanding of the universe. As we recently celebrated our 40th anniversary, we reflected on big questions about humanity's future and the technology needed
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In this SETI Live episode, host Simon Steel (Deputy Director of the Carl Sagan Center) chats with evolutionary biologist Philipp Schiffer (Worm Lab) about one of the most astonishing discoveries in modern biology: scientists have revived a microscopic worm that had been frozen in Siberian permafrost for roughly 46,000 years. These nematodes entered a state of cryptobiosis — a kind of biological “pause” — and came back to life when gently thawed in the lab. They didn’t just wiggle; they fed, repr
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SETI Live: Searching for ET at the Heart of the Milky Way
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SETI Institute In the News 2025: September Roundup From Martian rocks that may hold traces of past life, to fragile asteroids that explode in Earth’s atmosphere, to bold ideas about AI-driven “astronauts,” SETI Institute scientists are at the forefront of discoveries shaping planetary science and humanity’s future in space. Read the full stories: https://www.seti.org/news/seti-institute-in-the-news-2025-september-roundup/ | SETI Institute
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SETI Institute In the News: December Roundup 2025 This month’s highlights range from careful scientific evaluation of speculation surrounding interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS to broader discussions of where life might exist beyond Earth, informed by SETI’s integrated approach to biosignatures and technosignatures. Other features examine advances in radio astronomy that improve the precision of pulsar timing and new observations from the James Webb Space Telescope, revealing the complex and evolving s
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The SETI Institute is the only organization fully dedicated to finding intelligent life beyond Earth. We're less than $4k away from meeting our funding goal for the year, and all gifts made through 11:59 p.m. TODAY will be doubled! With limited federal funding, YOUR SUPPORT is the only way we'll answer the age-old question, "Are we alone?" Support the search: https://bit.ly/3Jsog97 | SETI Institute
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SETI Live: New Stations for an Asteroid Tracking System to Better Protect Earth
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For decades, many scientists have relied on the "hard steps" model to suggest that intelligent life is rare — the improbable result of a series of unlikely evolutionary leaps. But new research by postdoctoral researcher and geobiologist Dr. Daniel Mills from the University of Munich challenges that idea, and the implications are game-changing for the search for extraterrestrial intelligence. In a recent SETI Live episode, Senior Planetary Astronomer Dr. Franck Marchis and Dr. Mills discussed how
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Whales have been on this planet for longer than humans have walked upright. Are they intelligent? Linguists contend that even the most intelligent non-human animals lack a communication system that could be called language. But could whales prove an exception? Biologists have studied whales for decades and quickly realized that they lead complex social lives. For example, sperm whales have the animal kingdom’s biggest brains, six times larger than ours. They live in female-dominated social netwo
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SETI Talks - Do ETs Watch Us? What Do They See?
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SETI Institute In the News: January Roundup 2026 This month’s stories highlight how SETI Institute scientists combine rigorous analysis with curiosity, whether working alongside citizen astronomers, refining the identification of technosignatures, or improving the precision of radio observations that underpin both astrophysics and the search for extraterrestrial intelligence. Together, these highlights offer a snapshot of how SETI Institute research continues to address some of the most enduring
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This week's #SETILive looked at what is coming up in space science and exploration this year. First up is the Artemis II mission, which will take 10 days, 4 astronauts, and a trip around the Moon. Watch the full discussion: https://youtube.com/live/3AK28FH1b3Y | SETI Institute
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SETI's New Search for Extraterrestrial Super-Civilizations | Seth Shostak
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Why is everyone talking about UFOs? | SETI Institute
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How will NASA's next-gen telescope impact the search for life beyond Earth? | SETI Institute
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Seth Shostak talks to Laurance Doyle and Lori Marino about the nature of intelligence | SETI Institute
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"Are we alone?" This question has captivated the minds of people for centuries. There are billions of planets in our galaxy, making it nearly impossible not to wonder what life could exist beyond our planet. At the SETI Institute, our mission is to answer that question, so we created a brand-new free ebook to introduce you to the places best suited for life beyond Earth in our galaxy. Unlock the wonders of the cosmos with “10 Places to Search for Life Beyond Earth.” Discover the planets, stars,
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Happy last day of 2022! Now is your last chance to double your donation to the search for life beyond Earth. All gifts made through midnight PST tonight will be DOUBLED by generous supporter Scott Ellis. Don't miss this chance! https://buff.ly/3vu6f4d | SETI Institute
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