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Last week, the NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory released its First Look images, including stunning views of the Trifid and Lagoon nebulae, an astounding Cosmic Treasure Chest of stars and galaxies, and a ...
In this edition of SETI AIR News we feature Julie-Michèle Morin, one of our Cosmic Consciousness Residency recipients, whose technofeminist research into robotics and theatre challenges conventional ...
What physical activity gives you joy? Whether it’s walking, running, dancing or swimming, your body evolved to do it. We are made for movement. But there’s a cost, as anyone with a sore neck or aching ...
Tuesday, 24 June 2025 NGC 2359 In the vastness of space, 15,000 light-years away, a cosmic warrior’s crown, the Thor’s Helmet Nebula (NGC 2359), floats. This glowing cloud of gas and dust, shaped like ...
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July 5, 2017, Mountain View, CA -- Jill Tarter is the subject of a new book by Sarah Scoles, Making Contact: Jill Tarter and the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence, which was released yesterday.
Dr. Peter Jenniskens. He’s an expert on meteor showers and currently runs Cameras for Allsky Meteor Surveillance (CAMS) project. Peter is also famous for identifying the parent body of the Quadrantid ...
What Will Earth Look Like in 1000 Years? Will humanity collapse, thrive, or colonize the stars—and could alien civilizations detect us? Join senior planetary astronomer Dr. Franck Marchis for a ...
Healthy rivers and riparian ecosystems are teaming with life, but should rivers themselves be considered alive? The question is central to the growing rights-of-nature movement that claims that ...
Monday, 16 June 2025 Multi-Filter Image of NGC 3344 This image of the spiral galaxy NGC 3344, located about 20 million light-years from Earth, is a composite of images taken through seven different ...
The Allen Telescope Array (ATA) is located at the Hat Creek Observatory in the Cascade Mountains of California, approximately 300 miles to the north of San Francisco and two dozen miles north of ...