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Girl Scouts Reaching for the Stars Featured in Smithsonian Magazine

The October Issue of Smithsonian Magazine features a short article, “Read This Story and Earn Your Merit Badge in U.S. Cultural History: How scouting as encouraged boys and girls to be prepared over the years.” 

Paul G. Allen 1953 – 2018

Allen was inextricably involved with the SETI Institute’s efforts to hunt

Airborne Astronomy Ambassador Flight Weeks Begin on NASA’s SOFIA

The SETI Institute’s NASA Airborne Astronomy Ambassadors (AAA) program launched into their 2018 season with overnight research flights on the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) aircraft on September 12-13 a

Look for other meteors during the Perseids

This weekend's Perseids promise to be exceptional because the Moon will not dim the display. For observers in the United States, the most interesting time to watch, perhaps, is on Sunday evening, August 12, when the meteoroids enter the atmosphere at a shallow angle, creating long streaks.

Destination Mars – Putting American Boots on the Surface of the Red Planet

Jul 25, 2018 , 2:15 PM - 3:15 PM
Dava Newman, who sits on the SETI Institute's Board of Trustees will testify.

Near-Earth Asteroids and Spacecraft Missions

Jul 28, 2018 , 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Michael Busch is a planetary astronomer who specializes in studying near-Earth asteroids, primarily with radar and radio techniques.

How can you tell if that ET story is real? St Andrews scientists revise the Rio Scale for alien encounters

July 24, Mountain View, CA -- A team of international researchers, led by scientists from the University of St Andrews and the SETI Institute in Mountain View, California, redefines alien detection scale.

Inspiring the Next Generation of Explorers – Education programs at the SETI Institute

Aug 14, 2018 , 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
SETI Talks are presented by the SETI Institute and SRI International.

Fermilab Arts and Lecture Series

Oct 12, 2018 , 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Are we alone?

Maria Mitchell Women in Science Symposium

Oct 05, 2018 , 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM
“We are women studying together,” Maria Mitchell told her Vassar College students.  Maria Mitchell, America’s first woman astronomer, believed in learning by doing.