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Comet C/2025 F2 (SWAN): An Unpredictable Journey
Lauren Sgro

05/05/2025 Lecture 4 min

Source de l'article : SETI Institute
Comet C/2025 F2 (Swan): An Unpredictable Journey
This spring, skywatchers have been treated to the captivating and unpredictable display of a new comet, called C/2025 F2 (SWAN). Discovered in late March 2025 through data from the SWAN instrument aboard NASA and ESA’s Solar and Heliospheric Observatory, this long-period comet is making its journey to the inner solar system from the distant Oort Cloud. Amidst the excitement of a new celestial visitor, observers have taken note of its unpredictable behavior.   
Lauren Sgro Swan Ztf Behavior Oort Cloud
Intelligent Life: A Natural Outcome of Planetary Evolution?

01/05/2025 Lecture 5 min

Source de l'article : SETI Institute
Intelligent Life: A Natural Outcome Of Planetary Evolution?
For decades, many scientists have relied on the "hard steps" model to suggest that intelligent life is rare — the improbable result of a series of unlikely evolutionary leaps. But new research by postdoctoral researcher and geobiologist Dr. Daniel Mills from the University of Munich challenges that idea, and the implications are game-changing for the search for extraterrestrial intelligence.
Life Daniel Mills Habitability Oxygen Earth Intelligence
SETI Institute and Maldives Space Research Organisation Team Up for Astronomy Science and Education

24/04/2025 Lecture 4 min

Source de l'article : SETI Institute
Seti Institute And Maldives Space Research Organisation Team Up For Astronomy Science And Education
April 24, 2025, Mountain View, CA – The SETI Institute and the Maldives Space Research Organisation (MSRO) will collaborate on astronomy research, space science education and public outreach. This initiative, established through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), provides a framework for projects that combine cutting-edge scientific research with the rich cultural heritage of Maldivian celestial navigation.  
Msro Unistellar Maldive Seti Institute Heritage Astronomy
SETI Institute to Honor Contributions to Exoplanet Research with its Carl Sagan Center Director’s Award

23/04/2025 Lecture 5 min

Source de l'article : SETI Institute
Seti Institute To Honor Contributions To Exoplanet Research With Its Carl Sagan Center Director’S Award
April 23, 2025, Mountain View, CA – The SETI Institute will recognize Dr. Joseph Twicken, Senior Data Scientist at the SETI Institute, with its 2025 Carl Sagan Center (CSC) Director’s Award. Now serving as the Lead Data Scientist in the TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) Science Processing Center, Twicken’s contributions to the Kepler Mission included designing, implementing, operating, maintaining and documenting the mission’s Data Processing Pipeline. Kepler revolutionized exoplanet…
Seti Institute Research Scientist Joseph Twicken Exoplanet Science Tess Mission Uma Gorti
SETI Institute Launches ARISE Lab

22/04/2025 Lecture 4 min

Source de l'article : SETI Institute
Seti Institute Launches Arise Lab
ARISE Lab: ARDC’s Radio-based Interactive Education in SETI Lab
Instructor Vishal Gajjar Hcro Seti Institute Launches Community College Seti
Youcef Sellam

18/04/2025 Lecture 4 min

Source de l'article : SETI Institute
Youcef Sellam
When we imagine the search for life on Mars, we often picture high-tech rovers scanning dusty landscapes or orbiters analyzing strange rock formations from above. But what if the key to discovering ancient life isn’t in the vast Martian deserts – what if it’s hidden inside crystals?
Crystal Beth Johnson Fossil Gypsum Life Mars
Biosignatures on K2-18 b?

18/04/2025 Lecture 2 min

Source de l'article : SETI Institute
Biosignatures On K2-18 B?
Madhusudhan et al. just reported ~3 sigma detection of dimethyl sulfide (DMS) or dimethyl disulfide (DMDS) in the atmosphere of K2-18 b in the Astrophysical Journal Letters. The claim is intriguing, as these gases can be associated with biological activity. On the other hand, the signal is modest, ambiguous, and potentially explainable as the result of noise or systematic error. Moreover, abiotic sources for these compounds do exist, and even if they are low-yield and short-lived, they cannot y…
K2 Madhusudhan Dimethyl Sulfide Dmds Sigma Detection Journal Letters
How Ancient Martian Rocks May Have Helped Water Flow on its Surface

17/04/2025 Lecture 3 min

Source de l'article : SETI Institute
How Ancient Martian Rocks May Have Helped Water Flow On Its Surface
A new hypothesis from SETI Institute scientist Dr. Janice Bishop and Dr. Melissa Lane from Fibernetics in Pennsylvania could explain how early Mars may have had water on its surface, similar to Earth, even though today its atmosphere is too thin to support liquid water. Bishop and Lane suggest underground water could have formed clays and carbonates billions of years ago – either through subsurface reactions with rocks or precipitation from saturated pore waters. Later, salty, acidic water at t…
Janice Bishop Carbonate Dioxide Siderite Atmosphere Mars
EVER WONDER WHY SOME METEOR SHOWERS ARE SO UNPREDICTABLE?

16/04/2025 Lecture 6 min

Source de l'article : SETI Institute
Ever Wonder Why Some Meteor Showers Are So Unpredictable?
April 16, 2025, Mountain View, CA -- Why do comets and their meteoroid streams weave in and out of Earth's orbit and their orbits disperse over time? In a paper published online in the journal Icarus this week, two SETI Institute researchers show that this is not due to the random pull of the planets, but rather the kick they receive from a moving Sun.
Meteoroid Barycenter Stuart Pilorz Peter Jenniskens Sun Orbit
Why Is Mars Red?

11/04/2025 Lecture 3 min

Source de l'article : SETI Institute
Why Is Mars Red?
We all know Mars is called “The Red Planet,” but have you ever stopped to wonder—why is it red?
Mars Wonder-Why Janice Bishop Ferrihydrite Water Mars Red
SETI Institute in the News: March Roundup

10/04/2025 Lecture 6 min

Source de l'article : SETI Institute
Seti Institute In The News: March Roundup
Franck Marchis Richard Factor Domenica Mediati Seti Institute Senior Research Scientist Peter Jenniskens Article System
What if we find nothing in our search for life beyond Earth?

07/04/2025 Lecture 7 min

Source de l'article : SETI Institute
What If We Find Nothing In Our Search For Life Beyond Earth?
April 7, 2025, Mountain View, CA -- What if we spend decades building advanced telescopes to search for life on other planets and come up empty-handed? A recent study led by ETH Zurich researchers including corresponding author and SETI Institute affiliate, Dr. Daniel Angerhausen, tackled this question, exploring what we can learn about life in the universe—even if we don't detect signs of life or habitability. Using advanced statistical modeling, the research team sought to explore how many ex…
Daniel Angerhausen Habitability Morgan Life Fraction Study