Visitors from the Stars: Understanding Comet ATLAS Without the Hype
Our visitor offers a rare scientific opportunity. 3I/ATLAS is special not only because it’s rare, but because it’s a time capsule from another star system.
Unistellar launches ‘10 Nights Under the Stars’ with the SETI Institute: A Citizen Science Campaign Celebrating 10 Years of Discovery
Unistellar marks its 10th anniversary with a call to stargazers: observe 10 comets this autumn in partnership with the SETI Institute.
Surya: A Foundation Model for Understanding Our Sun
A team of heliophysicists and machine learning experts have come together to develop Surya, the first foundation model for heliophysics, representing a new approach to studying and predicting solar activity.
Wolf 1130C: Phosphine, Evidence, and an Exercise in Scientific Restraint
Commentary on A.J. Burgasser et al., "Observation of undepleted phosphine in the atmosphere of a low-temperature brown dwarf."
When We Find Life: Science, Society, and Survival
The SETI Post-Detection white paper outlines how science, policy, and society could respond to confirmed extraterrestrial life.
SETI AIR Newsletter - September 2025
This year marks the inaugural launch of the Cosmic Chronicles Literary Award, and it has been thrilling to witness the global enthusiasm for this new initiative.
The latest industry news, interviews, technologies, and resources.
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