This month brings a new way to see remote planets, a spacecraft idea for scouting resources across the Solar System, fresh clues about the way planets form, and even a surprise from Pluto.

The new fellows will study the evolution of viruses and cells, habitability on Mars and the formation of planetary systems.

Take a journey outward from Earth, where satellites track the ocean heat that can fuel hurricanes, to the icy cliffs of Mars ...

The Copernicus Sentinel-3 mission captured this dramatic view of Indonesia’s Anak Krakatau erupting on September 5, 2026. Rising from the Sunda Strait between Sumatra and Java, the volcanic island ...

Healthy rivers and riparian ecosystems are teaming with life, but should rivers themselves be considered alive? The question is central to the growing rights-of-nature movement that claims that ...

SETI AIR Affiliate Artist Richelle Ellis and Lawrence Azerrad’s forthcoming book Inploration: Art Exploring Space to ...

Planets are usually associated with stars, but the physics of planet formation may not be limited to star systems. Their simulations suggest these objects could begin around Jupiter's mass and ...

Our team’s research is driven by a single scientific question: “How can we best assess whether an exoplanet supports life?” To answer this, the massively interdisciplinary VPL Team develops and ...

Degree/Major: PhD, Electrical Engineering, Brigham Young University ...

Degree/Major: B.S. in Physics, UT San Antonio; B.A. in English, UT Austin ...

The SETI Institute is a proud Platinum Sponsor of the Space Robotics Workshop at IROS 2026, bringing together researchers, industry, and government to connect advances in robotics and physical AI with ...