We all know Mars is called “The Red Planet,” but have you ever stopped to wonder—why is it red? The classic joke explanation ...

What if we spend decades building advanced telescopes to search for life on other planets and come up empty-handed? A recent ...

SETI Institute In the News This month at the SETI Institute brought exciting news about research and innovations that expand our understanding of the universe and bring us closer to answering one of ...

To spread awareness that “climate change isn’t just an environmental issue; it’s a human story woven into the fabric of our civilization’s rise and fall,” Georgetown University historian Professor ...

How many alien societies exist, and are detectable? This famous formula gives us an idea. The Drake Equation, which was the agenda for a meeting of experts held in West Virginia in 1961, estimates N, ...

In 1974, the most powerful broadcast ever deliberately beamed into space was made from Puerto Rico. The broadcast formed part of the ceremonies held to mark a major upgrade to the Arecibo Radio ...

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Viggo Hansteen is currently a senior researcher at SETI Institute, with workplace at the Lockheed Martin Solar and Astrophysical Laboratory where he is science lead of the Interface Region Imaging ...