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Our mission is to lead humanity's quest to understand the origins and prevalence of life & intelligence in the universe and share that knowledge. #notjustaliens direct.me/setiinstitute Mountain View, CA Joined April 2009
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8 hours ago

buff.ly/4dcqQPa Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks will be visible in binoculars in the coming days. The comet is very low above the horizon in the west just after sunset and can be seen below the "Y" of the Hyades and the star below them in the constellation of Taurus. @SPACEdotcom

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11 hours ago

#PPOD: This image from @NASAWebb’s NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) of the star-forming region NGC 604 shows how stellar winds from bright, hot young stars carve out cavities in surrounding gas and dust. Credit: @NASA @esa @csa_asc @stsci

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a day ago

Happy Earth Day! If we have a long-term future as a species, it will be because we discover that every day must be Earth Day! Hopefully, we will do this in time… Meanwhile, Happy Earth Day from the SETI Institute! #earthday

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a day ago

buff.ly/3xOYVon @SethShostak: “Nobody has ever found another explanation for what that might have been. It’s like you hear chains rattling in your attic and you think ‘My god, ghosts are real.’ But then you never hear them again, so what do you think?” @DispatchAlerts

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a day ago

The permafrost is thawing, luring bacteria that will feast on these carbon-rich layers and produce two greenhouse gases, carbon dioxide and methane. How serious is this potential accelerator of climate change? It’s “De-Permafrosting” on @BiPiSci: buff.ly/4aJG1xQ

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a day ago

#PPOD: Io is the volcanic moon of Jupiter and is seen here in an image taken in 1979 by the @NASAVoyager 1 spacecraft. Loki Patera is Io's largest volcanic depression at 202 kilometers in diameter and contains an active volcanic lake. Credit: @NASA @NASAJPL @andrluck CC BY

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3 days ago

#ICYMI: buff.ly/49MSShs Watch @planetarypan in a conversation with director Nathaniel Kahn about his new @IMAX documentary "Deep Sky", @NASAWebb, the filmmaking process, and how we share science with the world. #SETILive

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4 days ago

buff.ly/49MlXcN In this month's issue of SETI AIR news, you'll find captivating images of an "alien message" from @danieladepaulis, a link to @xin_liu_studio’s reflections on space travel, and @jonathonkeats’ exploration of the nature of time. Enjoy the read!

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4 days ago

#PPOD: How does a comet tail change? It depends on the comet. The ion tail of Comet 12P/Pons–Brooks has been changing markedly, as detailed in the featured image sequenced over nine days from March 6 to 14 (top to bottom). Credit: Shengyu Li & Shaining via @apod

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5 days ago

Into the "Deep Sky": NASA's Webb Telescope on IMAX® with director Nathaniel Kahn x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

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5 days ago

#SETILive: Into the "Deep Sky": NASA's Webb Telescope on IMAX® TODAY, Apr 18, 2:30 PM PDT Join @planetarypan in a conversation with director Nathaniel Kahn about @NASAWebb, the filmmaking process, and how we share science with the world. WATCH LIVE: buff.ly/443kr4E

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5 days ago

#PPOD: This near-infrared, color mosaic from @CassiniSaturn shows the sun glinting off of Titan's north polar seas. The sunglint, also called a specular reflection, is the bright area near the 11 o'clock position at upper left. Credit: @NASA @NASAJPL @Caltech @uarizona @uidaho

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6 days ago

Part of our mission is to understand life’s diversity on Earth. In this episode, the stunning feats of migratory birds, and how we can help save disappearing species. This week’s episode of @BiPiSci is “For the Birds.” Listen here: buff.ly/4aqRNNn

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6 days ago

Tonight, Wednesday, Apr. 17th, 2024 at 7 pm (PDT), Dr. Paul Halpern (St. Joesph’s University) will give a free, illustrated, non-technical lecture entitled: “The Allure of the Multiverse: Beyond the Limits of Direct Observation" Livestreamed on YouTube: buff.ly/3Jp8dd8

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7 days ago

In January 2024, asteroid 2024 BX1 was discovered 3 hours before impacting the atmosphere over Europe. Join @SETIInstitute discussion about the search for meteorite fragments, the result, its implications & prior hunting for meteorites around the world. cosmoquest.org/x/365daysofast…

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