Source: SETI Institute

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EVER WONDER WHY SOME METEOR SHOWERS ARE SO UNPREDICTABLE?

16/04/2025 Reading 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 Reading 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 Reading 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 Reading 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
The Climate Chronicles

04/04/2025 Reading 4 min

Source de l'article : SETI Institute
The Climate Chronicles
To spread awareness that “climate change isn’t just an environmental issue; it’s a human story woven into the fabric of our civilization’s rise and fall,” Georgetown University historian Professor Dagomar Degroot recognized the need for a dynamic medium, leading to the creation of the podcast, The Climate Chronicles. Understanding our future requires a deep understanding of our past, and that’s exactly what The Climate Chronicles offers — a detailed narrative of Earth’s climate history, to
Climate Georgetown University Kate Marvel Change Earth Future
A Swiss Army Knife for the Sun

01/04/2025 Reading 2 min

Source de l'article : SETI Institute
A Swiss Army Knife For The Sun
An international team of researchers from the SETI Institute, Lockheed Martin Solar and Astrophysics Lab (LMSAL), Bay Area Environmental Research Institute (BAERI), and the University of Geneva wanted to build a more accurate and efficient computer model to understand the Sun’s atmosphere and better predict how it affects Earth and its technology. This effort was initiated by Quentin Wargnier, who moved to the start-up Green14 as an engineer responsible for simulations. The team developed a gro…
Lmsal Baeri Quentin Wargnier Green14 Sun Seti Institute
SETI Institute’s 2025 Drake Award Recognizes Origins of Life Research

01/04/2025 Reading 6 min

Source de l'article : SETI Institute
Seti Institute’S 2025 Drake Award Recognizes Origins Of Life Research
April 1, 2025, Mountain View, CA -- The SETI Institute announced today two recipients for the 2025 Drake Award: Dr. David Deamer (University of California, Santa Cruz) and Dr. John Baross (University of Washington, Seattle). Deamer and Baross are known for their pioneering work in astrobiology, focused on understanding the origins of life. However, each approaches the question from a different perspective. Deamer, a biomolecular engineer who focuses on membranes and RNA formation in shallow wat…
Santa Cruz Seti Institute Ceo Bill Diamond David Deamer John Baross Life Sab
In the Pinball World of Asteroids

31/03/2025 Reading 4 min

Source de l'article : SETI Institute
In The Pinball World Of Asteroids
March 31, 2025, Mountain View, CA -- In April 2019, rare primitive meteorites fell near the town of Aguas Zarcas in northern Costa Rica. In an article published online in the journal Meteoritics & Planetary Science, an international team of researchers describe the circumstances of the fall and show that mudball meteorites are not necessarily weak.
Aguas Zarcas Meteorite Murchison Peter Jenniskens Rock Fall
Exploring HD 20794 d

28/03/2025 Reading 3 min

Source de l'article : SETI Institute
Exploring Hd 20794 D
The confirmed discovery of exoplanets revolutionized our understanding of the universe. Among the thousands of confirmed exoplanets, HD 20794 d in particular, recently attracted attention for a unique characteristic – an eccentric orbit that moves in and out of the parent star’s habitable zone. Astronomers are studying this planet to gain insights into habitability beyond Earth.
Exoplanet Astronomer Habitability Franck Marchis Using Hd 20794 Orbit
Amino Acids on Bennu

21/03/2025 Reading 3 min

Source de l'article : SETI Institute
Amino Acids On Bennu
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, and Security-Regolith Explorer) mission has detected amino acids in the largest asteroid sample ever collected in space, asteroid Bennu. This discovery offers key insights into the early solar system and the origins of life.
Bennu Osiris-Rex Acid Asteroid Sample System Amino
Can Wind Move Rocks on Saturn’s Moon?

20/03/2025 Reading 4 min

Source de l'article : SETI Institute
Can Wind Move Rocks On Saturn’S Moon?
John Marshall Anwar E. Allison S. Anderson M. Titan Earth
Meteorites: A Geologic Map of the Asteroid Belt

18/03/2025 Reading 7 min

Source de l'article : SETI Institute
Meteorites: A Geologic Map Of The Asteroid Belt
Asteroid Belt Peter Jenniskens Chondrite Ll Age Debris