Solar System
Nathalie Cabrol and NAI Team Return from Field Expedition to Chile
Nathalie Cabrol, Director of the Carl Sagan Center for the Study of Life in the Universe, has just returned from a nearly month-long field expedition with the SETI Institute NAI team on its 2018 field expedition to the Andes.
Update from the SETI Institute NAI Team 2018 Expedition to the Andes
Update from the SETI Institute NAI Team 2018 Expedition to the Andes
Groundwater and Precipitation Provided Water to Form Lakes along the Northern Rim of Hellas Basin throughout Mars’s History
November 1, 2018, Mountain View, CA -- The northeastern rim region of Hellas impact basin, located in the southern hemisphere of Mars, contained numerous ephemeral lakes throughout Mars’ history, a new study reveals.
Gully Formation on Mars: Did Water Play a Role
, 9:00 AM - 11:00 AMVirginia Gulick, Senior Research Scientist at the SETI Institute, will speak at the University of California, Santa Cruz, Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics seminar series.
Viriditas
, 9:00 AM - 6:00 PMViriditas is a small, focused, discussion-based workshop geared towards coalescing a practical plan for supporting human life on Mars.
Taking Your Family to Ultima Thule
, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PMWhat will humanity find one billion miles beyond Pluto? Dr. Mark Showalter, a world-renowned planetary scientist at the SETI Institute and discoverer of two of Pluto's moons, is a member of NASA’s New Horizons Spacecraft's science team.
2020 Landing Site for Mars Rover Mission
, 8:30 AM - 6:00 PMThis NASA workshop will include oral presentations and discussion related to the science potential of the remaining candidate landing sites: Columbia Hills, Jezero Crater, and NE Syrtis, including an additional landing ellipse within the NE Syrtis region dubbed “Midway.” Midway is located closer
First Fridays at Chabot Space & Science Center
, 6:00 PM - 10:00 PMEach $5 First Friday at Chabot is an exciting and immersive experience for all ages! Join us each month for hands-on activities and live demonstrations that are fun for the whole family. Each month there will be new things to explore!
50th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference
, 9:00 AM - 7:00 PMThe Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (LPSC) brings together international specialists in petrology, geochemistry, geophysics, geology and astronomy to present the latest results of research in planetary science. Program to be announced.
Science with HabEx: UV to Near-Infrared Space Astronomy in the 2030s
, 12:30 PM - 7:00 PMThe Habitable Exoplanet Observatory (HabEx) is one of four concepts currently under study by NASA in preparation for the 2020 Astrophysics Decadal Survey.