Astrobiology

Possible Underground Lake Discovered on Mars

A new study published on the journal Science suggests that there may be a liquid water lake below the ice on Mars’ south pole.

Janice Bishop Elected Fellow of the Geological Society of America

Congratulations to Janice Bishop, named 2018 Fellow of the Geological Society of America. Janice Bishop, Senior Research Scientist at the SETI Institute, was elected as a Fellow to the Ge

International Astronautical Conference

Oct 01, 2018 , 7:00 AM - 10:00 PM
The International Astronautical Congress (IAC) consists of a scientific conference program and a space exhibition. It is the one time of the year opportunity when about 4,000 space actors from all over the world come together.

AlienCon 2018: Explore the Unexplained

Jun 17, 2018 , 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

The 2018 Drake Award: Honoring Victoria S. Meadows

Jun 14, 2018 , 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Silicon Valley Astronomy Lecture Series: Will the 21st Century be the Time We Discover Life Beyond Earth?

Oct 11, 2017 , 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Division for Planetary Sciences (DPS): 50th Annual Meeting

Oct 26, 2018 , 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
DPS 50th Annual Meeting

The Anthropocene: What Now?

Oct 26, 2017 , 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
The last officially recognized epoch on Earth, the Holocene, began at the end of the last ice age, about 12,000 years ago. Now, climate change, and in particular humanity’s impact on climate change, has led to the suggestion that we are already in a new epoch, the Anthropocene.