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SETI Institute<p>Next <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SETILive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SETILive</span></a>: Comet 3I/ATLAS<br>TODAY, Jul 11 | 1:00 PM PDT</p><p>Join us for a live discussion on <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Comet3IATLAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Comet3IATLAS</span></a>, the third known interstellar object to visit our cosmic neighborhood. Host Simon Steel, Deputy Director of the Carl Sagan Center at the SETI Institute, will be joined by a panel of experts to explore what makes this comet unique, how scientists are studying it, and what its presence means for our understanding of planetary systems beyond our own. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a></p><p>WATCH LIVE: <a href="https://youtube.com/live/hFsPTMVHTzY" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtube.com/live/hFsPTMVHTzY</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
SETI Institute<p>Next <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SETILive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SETILive</span></a>: How Ceres Froze Over<br>TODAY, Jul 7, 2025 | 2:30 PM PDT / 5:30 PM EDT</p><p>Join planetary scientists Beth Johnson and Dr. Ian Pamerleau, lead author of a groundbreaking new Nature Astronomy study, for a deep dive into the icy mysteries of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ceres" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ceres</span></a>—the largest object in the asteroid belt and the only dwarf planet to be orbited by a spacecraft.</p><p>WATCH LIVE: <a href="https://youtube.com/live/NR92_Cve8MY" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtube.com/live/NR92_Cve8MY</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a></p>
SETI Institute<p>Our latest <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SETILive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SETILive</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/podcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>podcast</span></a> features the NSF-DOE Vera <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RubinObservatory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RubinObservatory</span></a>! We chatted with Beth Willman, CEO of the LSST Discovery Alliance, about the observatory's <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Skyviewer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Skyviewer</span></a> app. Have you tried it out yet? </p><p><a href="https://youtube.com/shorts/Q22WTNecxig?feature=share" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/shorts/Q22WTNecxig</span><span class="invisible">?feature=share</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a></p>
SETI Institute<p>Next <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SETILive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SETILive</span></a>: Dreams of Biogenesis<br>TODAY, 3 July, 2:30 pm PDT / 5:30 pm EDT</p><p>Artist and INCUBATOR Art Lab Director Jennifer Willet created an artwork that visualizes the theories of SETI Institute Drake Award recipients Dr. David Deamer and Dr. John Baross. Join SETI AIR Director Bettina Forget and Jennifer Willet for a conversation about creative research that combines fine arts practices with applied biotechnologies.</p><p>WATCH LIVE: <a href="https://youtube.com/live/z0Qb62gV7Qs" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtube.com/live/z0Qb62gV7Qs</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>art</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sciart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sciart</span></a></p>
SETI Institute<p>Next <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SETILive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SETILive</span></a>: Rubin Observatory First Look<br>TODAY, 1 July, 2:30 pm PDT</p><p>Last week, the NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory released its First Look images. Join SETI Institute communications specialist Beth Johnson and CEO of the LSST Discovery Alliance Beth Willman in a special SETI Live event, talking about these First Look images, the future of the LSST mission, and what all the new data could mean for astrobiology and planetary defense. </p><p>WATCH LIVE: <a href="https://youtube.com/live/EfHZ2oai9rA" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtube.com/live/EfHZ2oai9rA</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a></p>
SETI Institute<p>Next <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SETILive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SETILive</span></a>: LaserSETI Update<br>Today, June 26, 2:30 pm PDT</p><p>A major new exhibition at the Natural History Museum in South Kensington, Space: Could Life Exist Beyond Earth?, runs from May 17, 2025, to January 4, 2026, and will feature a complete LaserSETI instrument on display. Join Simon Steel and planetary astronomer Franck Marchis to talk about the London exhibition, the new observatories, and what this all means in the search for life beyond Earth. </p><p>Watch live: <a href="https://youtube.com/live/8G-f_BPKDoI" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtube.com/live/8G-f_BPKDoI</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
SETI Institute<p>No new <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SETILive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SETILive</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/podcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>podcast</span></a> this week, so let's go back to April 1 and an interesting exoplanet called HD 20794 d with an eccentric orbit. The temperature differences make it a great place to study a planet's potential habitability! Listen to the whole show: <a href="https://sites.libsyn.com/462636/super-earth-laboratory-using-hd-20794-d-to-understand-habitability" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">sites.libsyn.com/462636/super-</span><span class="invisible">earth-laboratory-using-hd-20794-d-to-understand-habitability</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scicomm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scicomm</span></a></p>
SETI Institute<p>Our upcoming <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SETILive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SETILive</span></a> interviews look at a new <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LaserSETI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LaserSETI</span></a> exhibit and observatory location, the stunning artwork created in honor of this year's <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DrakeAward" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DrakeAward</span></a> recipients, and new science that reveals how <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ceres" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ceres</span></a> froze. Subscribe to our YouTube channel for notifications: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/SETIInstitute" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/SETIInstitute</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sciart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sciart</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scicomm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scicomm</span></a></p>
SETI Institute<p>Have you listened to our most recent <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SETILive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SETILive</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/podcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>podcast</span></a> and picked your favorite future Earth scenario? We kind of like number 5, transhumanism! Listen to the whole show: <a href="https://www.seti.org/seti-live/?page=1" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">seti.org/seti-live/?page=1</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p>And check out the complete list: <a href="https://futures.bmsis.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">futures.bmsis.org/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scicomm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scicomm</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/seti" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>seti</span></a></p>
SETI Institute<p>In a recent <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SETILive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SETILive</span></a> episode hosted by Beth Johnson, Dr. Ben Tutolo, an associate professor at the University of Calgary and a participating scientist on NASA's Curiosity Rover team, unveiled how an unassuming iron carbonate - siderite - is the key to unlocking <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mars</span></a>'s atmospheric secrets. </p><p>Learn more: <a href="https://www.seti.org/marss-ancient-carbon-cycle-how-rocks-mars-tell-story-vanishing-climate" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">seti.org/marss-ancient-carbon-</span><span class="invisible">cycle-how-rocks-mars-tell-story-vanishing-climate</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scicomm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scicomm</span></a></p>
SETI Institute<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ICYMI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ICYMI</span></a>: On this week's <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SETILive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SETILive</span></a>, Franck chatted with Dr. Jacob Haqq-Misra about possible technosphere futures for Earth and how they would look to aliens. Watch the full interview: <a href="https://youtube.com/live/aOs7WU8Gd4c" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtube.com/live/aOs7WU8Gd4c</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scicomm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scicomm</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/seti" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>seti</span></a></p>
SETI Institute<p>Next <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SETILive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SETILive</span></a>: Could Aliens See Us?<br>TODAY, Thursday, Jun 12, 2025 2:30 PM PDT / 5:30 PM PDT</p><p>Join senior planetary astronomer Dr. Franck Marchis for a fascinating conversation with Dr. Jacob Haqq-Misra, astrobiologist and lead author of a groundbreaking study exploring 10 possible futures for Earth’s technosphere—the global network of our technologies—and what these futures mean for the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI).</p><p>WATCH LIVE: <a href="https://youtube.com/live/aOs7WU8Gd4c" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtube.com/live/aOs7WU8Gd4c</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/seti" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>seti</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a></p>
SETI Institute<p>Our latest <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SETILive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SETILive</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/podcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>podcast</span></a> looks at the evidence for a global distribution of carbonates on <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mars</span></a>! Listen to the full episode: <a href="https://www.seti.org/seti-live" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">seti.org/seti-live</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scicomm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scicomm</span></a></p>
SETI Institute<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ICYMI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ICYMI</span></a>: On this week's <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SETILive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SETILive</span></a>, Beth chatted with Dr. Ben Tutolo about the fascinating discovery of siderite - an iron-bearing carbonate mineral - on Mount Sharp in Gale Crater on Mars by NASA's Curiosity rover. Watch the full interview: <a href="https://youtube.com/live/InjO5944jkc" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtube.com/live/InjO5944jkc</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
SETI Institute<p>Next <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SETILive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SETILive</span></a>: Mars’ Ancient Carbon Cycle <br>TODAY, Thursday, Jun 05, 2:30 PM PDT / 5:30 PM EDT</p><p>Join Beth Johnson and Dr. Ben Tutolo as they explore a groundbreaking discovery from NASA's Curiosity rover on <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mars</span></a>. Scientists have identified siderite—a rare iron carbonate mineral—within ancient Martian rocks, offering new insights into Mars' once-thicker atmosphere and its now-lost carbon cycle.</p><p>WATCH LIVE: <a href="https://youtube.com/live/InjO5944jkc" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtube.com/live/InjO5944jkc</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scicomm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scicomm</span></a></p>
SETI Institute<p>In our latest <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SETILive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SETILive</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/podcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>podcast</span></a>, Dr. Sam Birch explains that understanding rivers and lakes on <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Titan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Titan</span></a> may help us understand <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/flooding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>flooding</span></a> on <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Earth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Earth</span></a> and even help us find <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lifebeyondEarth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lifebeyondEarth</span></a>. Listen to the full interview: <a href="https://www.seti.org/seti-live" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">seti.org/seti-live</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scicomm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scicomm</span></a></p>
SETI Institute<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ICYMI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ICYMI</span></a>: On this week's <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SETILive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SETILive</span></a>, Franck chatted with Dr. Sam Birch (Brown University) about the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/geomorphology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>geomorphology</span></a> of Saturn's moon, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Titan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Titan</span></a>, and why it interests scientists. Watch the full interview: <a href="https://youtube.com/live/od_raZMJG84" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtube.com/live/od_raZMJG84</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scicomm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scicomm</span></a></p>
SETI Institute<p>Next <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SETILive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SETILive</span></a>: Titan's Missing Deltas? What Cassini Saw — and What It Didn’t<br>TODAY, Thursday, May 29, 2:30 PM PDT</p><p>Why are Titan’s river deltas missing? Planetary scientist Beth Johnson chats with Brown University’s Sam Birch to explore a strange and unexpected mystery on Saturn’s largest moon. Using data from NASA’s Cassini mission and advanced computer modeling, Birch’s team reveals that Titan's shorelines defy Earth-like expectations. </p><p>WATCH LIVE: <a href="https://youtube.com/live/od_raZMJG84" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtube.com/live/od_raZMJG84</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scicomm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scicomm</span></a></p>
SETI Institute<p>In our latest <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SETILive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SETILive</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/podcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>podcast</span></a>, Dr. Betül Kaçar uses a party metaphor to explain comproportionation and how it provides balance to systems, including propagating molecules. Listen to the full episode: <a href="https://www.seti.org/seti-live" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">seti.org/seti-live</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scicomm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scicomm</span></a></p>
SETI Institute<p>No <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SETILive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SETILive</span></a> today!</p><p>Check out the upcoming schedule! We have interviews on a possible explanation for why Titan is missing the river deltas we expected to see, the discovery of carbonates on Mars, and the potential futures of Earth. Visit our YouTube channel and subscribe/ring the bell to get notifications before we go live, and see our events page for more: <a href="https://seti.org/talks" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">seti.org/talks</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scicomm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scicomm</span></a></p>