BeNeLux, report that the chi Cygnids meteor shower (IAU shower #757) was detected this past week (cf. map at website URL for dates of 2025 Aug. 20-31). Based on past returns, the shower is expected ...

September 10, 2025, Mountain View, CA -- NASA’s Perseverance Rover spent three years exploring the floor of Jezero Crater, located just north of the Martian equator. This close-up look at what had ...

October belongs to Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon). This comet is expected to brighten dramatically, potentially reaching naked-eye visibility around its closest approach to Earth on October 21st (with ...

Planetary exploration exists with long-term planning and patience, but the results can be studied and enjoyed for decades after a mission ends. This is the case with the images taken by Voyager 2 and ...

Have scientists discovered an alphabet in whale calls? As researchers try to decipher the series of clicks made by sperm whales, we ask whether these cetaceans might have language, and if it follows ...

What appears to be a ripple in space is actually a newborn planet eating its way through its dusty cradle as it orbits its host star. This image, taken with ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) in Chile, ...

LaserSETI instruments at Isla Magueyes, Puerto Rico. From left to right: Dr. Abel Méndez, student Francisco Pacheco-Vellón, Dr. Franck Marchis, Dr. Lauren Sgro, and LaserSETI Principal Investigator ...

Mars Discovery Raises Compelling Questions: Life or Chemistry? Results from NASA’s Perseverance rover reveal organic molecules, unusual minerals, and intriguing rock textures inside Jezero Crater’s ...

Jacob Kegerreis/Thomas Sandnes/Durham University. A new paper led by Dr. Thomas Sandnes, Durham University, and co-authored by an international team of scientists, including SETI Institute Affiliate, ...

Claudio Maccone, Italian SETI astronomer and mathematician, passed away this week at the age of 77. Claudio was an early proponent of SETI research and was globally known for his work in the field. A ...

Astronomers Discover Hidden Moon Orbiting Uranus: JWST detects a hidden 6-mile moon (S/2025 U1), raising Uranus’ total to 29 and shedding light on its complex ring–moon system.