Tuesday, Sep 02, 2025

At a Glance

  • What’s Happening: Funding challenges and potential budget cuts at NASA are threatening critical research at the SETI Institute.
  • Why It Matters: For more than 40 years, the SETI Institute has partnered with NASA to explore the cosmos, studying exoplanets, planetary systems, and astrobiology to answer one of science’s biggest questions: Are we alone?
  • Who We Are: Home to 100+ scientists, much of the Institute’s research relies on federal funding to drive discovery and inspire future generations.
  • The Risk: Budget cuts could slow or halt key programs, impacting progress in planetary science, astrobiology, and technology development.
  • How You Can Help: Sign the petition to show your support for continued investment in the search for life beyond Earth.
  • Take Action: Visit seti.org/opportunities/save-the-search-petition to add your voice and stand for science, exploration, and discovery.

The search for life beyond Earth is a profound scientific quest. Today, that search is under threat. Challenges to federal funding that support science are putting future research at risk. Your voice can help ensure this work continues.

Since 1984, the SETI Institute has partnered closely with NASA to explore the cosmos. Together, we’ve advanced the study of distant exoplanets, planetary systems, and astrobiology, building the innovative technologies that help us understand our place in the universe.

The SETI Institute is home to more than 100 scientists. Much of their research is federally funded and advances our mission to drive discovery and inspire the next generation of explorers.

Potential budget cuts at NASA threaten key programs at the SETI Institute and our ability to continue this critical research is also at risk. Every discovery and insight into whether life might exist beyond Earth depends on sustained support for this work.

By signing the petition, you send a clear message: this search matters — to science, to education, and to the generations who will inherit the future of space exploration.

Sign the petition today and join people around the world committed to keeping the search alive.

Visit seti.org/opportunities/save-the-search-petition to make your voice heard and stand for science, exploration, and discovery.

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