Looking ahead: Existing radio surveys may contain signals that were never recognized as potential technosignatures. New ...

This week, we explore worlds in the making, from the first-ever evidence of moons forming around a distant exoplanet to ...

Now, an international team of researchers reports in the journal Science Advances that a short time later, a more than ...

The Virtual Planetary Laboratory (VPL), one of NASA’s flagship astrobiology research teams, has officially joined the SETI ...

Half a century after the first successful Mars landing, Viking's greatest legacy may be the questions it taught us to ask.

The Wow! Literary Award comes with a $1,000 award and publication on the SETI Institute’s website. Deadline is September 10, ...

Throughout June 2026, SETI Institute scientists, affiliates, and collaborators contributed to discussions spanning ...

Two SETI Institute planetary scientists now have asteroids bearing their names, an honor! The International Astronomical ...

Wow! Literary Award invites writers and poets working in literature, speculative fiction/sci-fi, experimental poetry, and philosophy to submit original, unpublished creative work that reflects and ...

Fifty years ago, on July 20, 1976, Viking 1 became the first spacecraft to successfully land and operate on Mars, transforming our understanding of the Red Planet and launching a new era of planetary ...