The SETI Institute. is a non-profit research organization, located in the Silicon Valley close to the NASA Ames Research Center. Our mission is to lead humanity's quest to understand the origins and prevalence of life and intelligence in the universe and share that knowledge with the world.

Oct 21, 2024 · SETI is an acronym for the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence. It is an effort to detect evidence of technological civilizations that may exist elsewhere in the universe, particularly in our Galaxy. There are potentially billions of locations outside our Solar System that may host life. With our current technology, we have some ability …

Jan 2, 2025 · The SETI Institute’s search for alien biosignatures and technosignatures depends on radio telescopes. You may have seen the stunning photos of massive telescope arrays in the desert, but what types of alien signals might help researchers actually …

Jan 8, 2025 · SETI Institute In the News The SETI Institute is known for its groundbreaking work in the search for alien life and continues to push the boundaries of space exploration. This month, we highlight our ongoing efforts at the SETI Institute to explore the possibility of alien life. Our initiatives include helping teachers bring space science into classrooms, researching extreme environments like ...

The First Modern SETI Experiment. The first technically sophisticated attempt to actually discover radio communications from beyond Earth was Project Ozma, a several month effort by a young radio astronomer, Frank Drake.Although unaware of the Nature paper published a year earlier, Drake had come to conclusions similar to those of Morrison and Cocconi.

Jan 6, 2025 · Credit: Big Ear Radio Observatory and North American AstroPhysical Observatory (NAAPO).The Wow! Signal has captivated the imagination of scientists and the public alike since its detection in 1977. This powerful radio signal, picked up by the Big Ear telescope in Ohio, remains one of the most compelling potential signs of extraterrestrial intelligence ever recorded. But a new study suggests a ...

Nov 6, 2024 · SETI Institute In the News The SETI Institute continues to push the boundaries of space exploration and our understanding of the universe. From deciphering alien messages to searching for extraterrestrial intelligence and developing cutting-edge technologies for planetary exploration, the SETI Institute's work is at the forefront of scientific discovery.

January 7, 2025, Mountain View, CA -- The SETI Institute announces the 2024 SETI Forward Award recipients: Gabriella Rizzo and Pritvik Sinhadc. This year's recipients worked on research projects to understand extremophiles in deep-sea hydrothermal vents and to analyze gravitational wave signals for potential extraterrestrial technosignatures.

Dec 19, 2024 · Many people are surprised at the scope of the scientific research, educational programming, and outreach activities that are going on at the SETI Institute. In the latest issue of Explorer Magazine, you can explore some of the projects we’ve been working on in 2024.

Feb 5, 2025 · For 40 years, the SETI Institute has been a leader in the search for life and intelligence beyond Earth. Recent discoveries, such as exoplanets, have brought us closer than ever to answering the question of whether we are alone in the universe.