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setiinstitute, 15 hours ago to science

#ICYMI: https://youtube.com/live/9-eSIhLz6SU

In this week's #SETILive, Beth Johnson chatted with Dr. Bonnie Teece about her initial analysis of microbial traps left on the floor of the Atlantic Ocean near Axial Seamount and what they could mean for our search for life beyond Earth, especially involving ocean worlds like Europa and Enceladus.

#science #deepocean #icyworlds #arewealone #scicomm

setiinstitute, 1 day ago to SciComm

VIDEO: https://youtu.be/85XbEPjKXUc
This month, two teams of astronomers announced the potential discovery of Dyson spheres in our galaxy. But have we truly found indicators of highly advanced civilizations? Join Dr. Franck Marchis and Dr. Lauren Sgro as they delve into these groundbreaking findings and their implications for SETI research.

#seti #dysonsphere #scicomm #laserseti

setiinstitute, 1 day ago to random

https://www.astronomy.com/science/astronomers-probe-deep-space-time-capsules/

The possibility that objects like Arrokoth can preserve their icy cores in such pristine conditions over billions of years could open up new avenues for better understanding the behavior and evolution of distant, icy bodies like comets and other KBOs.

“The key thing is that we corrected a deep error in the physical model people had been assuming for decades for these very cold and old objects,” said Orkan Umurhan, SETI Institute senior research scientist and co-author.

setiinstitute, 1 day ago to space

#PPOD: A massive storm, large enough to encompass most of North America, was spotted in Jupiter’s northern latitudes by NASA's Juno spacecraft on May 12. Juno is currently in its first extended mission and recently wrapped up close flybys of the Galilean moons Ganymede, Europa, and Io. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS/ @kevinmgill

#jupiter #space #science #scicomm

setiinstitute, 2 days ago to science

PRESS RELEASE: https://www.seti.org/franck-marchis-receives-2024-carl-sagan-center-directors-award-drake-awards-ceremony

Dr. Franck Marchis, a planetary astronomer known for research on exoplanets and asteroids with moons, was awarded the Carl Sagan Center Director's Award. Marchis co-founded and is Chief Scientific Officer for Unistellar, fostering a global community of over 12,000 citizen astronomers. The evening also recognized Reed Spurling with the Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Award of Excellence.

#science #awards #scicomm #arewealone

setiinstitute, 2 days ago to science

https://www.emeteornews.net/2024/05/23/51-sagittids-meteor-shower-confirmed-by-cams/

The newly detected 51-Sagittids shower reported last year from Global Meteor Network observations was visible in single night CAMS ( http://cams.seti.org/ ) data for May 14/15, 2024. The shower appears to be a weak annual shower from a yet-to-be-discovered long-period comet. The shower was also detected by CAMS in prior years.

#meteorshower #science #scicomm

setiinstitute, 2 days ago to SciComm

#PPOD: Enjoy this aesthetically stunning picture and consider the latitude at which it was captured. This is Portonovo (45N), a small town near Mount Conero in the province of Ancona in Italy. (We had it pretty good in San Francisco - 37N with purple and green). This low latitude tells you the strength of that solar storm that just hit. In fact, aurorae were observed in the Caribbean! Before May 12, only the Carrington Event reached those latitudes. Credit: Michele Elisei

#scicomm #photography

setiinstitute, 2 days ago to science

Next #SETILive: Exploring Hydrothermal Vents
TODAY, May 23, 2:30 PM PDT

The InVADER project researches ways to improve life detection in ocean worlds by studying alien worlds in Earth’s deep ocean. Join Beth Johnson as she chats with Dr. Bonnie Teece about her initial analysis of ocean-floor microbial traps and what they could mean for our search for life beyond Earth, especially involving ocean worlds like Europa and Enceladus.

WATCH LIVE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-eSIhLz6SU

#science #scicomm

setiinstitute, 2 days ago to physics

Particle physics and cosmology go hand-in-hand, despite the vast difference in scales. So when something new starts brewing in the quantum world, we pay attention. On this week’s Big Picture Science - could physics experiments take us “Beyond the Standard Model?”

Listen here: https://bigpicturescience.org/beyond-the-standard-model

#physics #podcast #science #scicomm

setiinstitute, 3 days ago to space

#PPOD: Mimas drifts along in its orbit against the azure backdrop of Saturn's northern latitudes in this true-color view. The long, dark lines on the atmosphere are shadows cast by the planet's rings. At the bottom, craters on icy Mimas (398 kilometers) give the moon a dimpled appearance. Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute/CICLOPS

#saturn #cassini #space #science #scicomm

setiinstitute, 3 days ago to SciComm

https://www.tillamookcountypioneer.net/celebrating-the-search-seti-institutes-2024-drake-awards-illuminate-the-quest-for-extraterrestrial-intelligence/

The SETI Institute’s 2024 Drake Awards ceremony took place last Thursday at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California, honoring significant contributions to the search for extraterrestrial intelligence. This event brought together experts in astrobiology, astrophysics, nuclear physics, and signal processing.

#seti #scicomm #science

setiinstitute, 3 days ago to space

VIRTUAL EVENT: https://www.seti.org/event/europa-clipper-exploring-jupiters-ocean-world

TONIGHT, May 22, 2024, at 7 pm (PDT), Dr. Robert Pappalardo (NASA Jet
Propulsion Lab) will give a free, illustrated, non-technical lecture entitled:
“Europa Clipper: Exploring Jupiter’s Ocean World"

Livestreamed at YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/SVAstronomyLectures

[if you go to this web address the evening of the talk, you will see and be able to participate in the live event]

#space #science #scicomm #europa #europaclipper #jupiter

setiinstitute, 4 days ago to random

https://www.amphilsoc.org/blog/american-philosophical-society-welcomes-new-members-2024

The American Philosophical Society is pleased to welcome new Members elected to the Society in 2024. Election to the American Philosophical Society honors extraordinary accomplishments in all fields. The APS is unusual among learned societies because its Membership is composed of top scholars from a wide variety of academic disciplines.

This year's cohort includes Dr. Jill Tarter, Bernard M. Oliver Endowed Chair Emeritus here at the SETI Institute.

setiinstitute, 4 days ago to space

#PPOD: This stunning photo was taken by the High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) onboard the ESA's Mars Express spacecraft. Phobos is the larger and closer of Mars's two moons, the other being Deimos. One hypothesis of their origin involves the possible capture of primitive asteroids. Unfortunately, Phobos is being pulled apart and closer by Mars's tidal forces and gravity. Credit: ESA/DLR/FUBerlin/ @andrealuck CC BY (https://www.flickr.com/photos/192271236@N03/53635851891/)

#mars #phobos #space #science #scicomm

setiinstitute, 4 days ago to science

SETI AIR Newsletter: https://www.seti.org/seti-air-newsletter-may-2024

This year, the SETI AIR program is launching a series of new residencies, each focused on a discipline, or “territory,” of creative practice. The first residency off the starting block is Cosmic Consciousness, which interweaves language and the written word with the exploration of consciousness and intelligence.

Wishing you clear skies,
Bettina

#science #art #seti #sciart #scicomm

setiinstitute, 5 days ago to space

VIRTUAL EVENT: https://www.seti.org/event/europa-clipper-exploring-jupiters-ocean-world

On Wednesday, May 22, 2024, at 7 pm (PDT), Dr. Robert Pappalardo (NASA Jet Propulsion Lab) will give a free, illustrated, non-technical lecture entitled: “Europa Clipper: Exploring Jupiter’s Ocean World"

Livestreamed at YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/SVAstronomyLectures

[if you go to this web address the evening of the talk, you will see and be able to participate in the live event]

#europa #nasa #nasajpl #scicomm

setiinstitute, 5 days ago to Podcast

Something interesting is rumbling in the physics community. Are we on the brink of discovering a new force of nature? At least one particle physicist thinks so. We venture “Beyond the Standard Model” on Big Picture Science.

Listen here: https://bigpicturescience.org/beyond-the-standard-model

#podcast #science #physics #standardmodel #scicomm

setiinstitute, 5 days ago to science

#PPOD: ESA's ExoMars orbiter caught a close-up view of a huge crater on Mars. This remnant of an ancient impact is just one of the many scars asteroids have inflicted upon the Red Planet. Water, volcanoes, and impacts from asteroids shaped the Martian surface in the ancient past, but the preservation of this impact is remarkable. The crater is located in Utopia Planitia and is about 8 km in diameter. Credit: ESA/TGO/CaSSIS

#mars #science #scicomm

setiinstitute, 7 days ago to science

#ICYMI: Dr. Andrew Siemion received the Drake Award Thursday night. Ahead of the awards reception, communications specialist Beth Johnson sat down at the SETI Institute offices and talked with him about his career so far, receiving the Drake Award, and his vision for the future of SETI research.

Watch: https://youtube.com/live/CMeplX46JmY

#seti #science #scicomm

setiinstitute, 8 days ago to science

https://www.seti.org/keeping-eye-comet-a3-next-naked-eye-comet-candidate
In early 2023, a new comet took stargazers by surprise. Called Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinan-Atlas), this icy visitor was discovered by two separate observatories in South Africa and China. Comet A3 had scientists and amateurs alike wondering if it would be the next naked-eye comet to light our skies. As 2024 unfolds, we eagerly anticipate whether Comet A3 will deliver the breathtaking celestial display we have all been hoping for!

#comet #science #scicomm #citizenscience

setiinstitute, 8 days ago to science

https://royalsociety.org/news/2024/05/new-fellows-2024/

The SETI Institute is proud to learn that Science Advisory Board member Mike Garrett was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society yesterday. Prof. Garrett is the Sir Bernard Lovell Chair of Astrophysics and the Director of Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics (JBCA), Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester.

#royalsociety #science #scicomm

setiinstitute, 8 days ago to photography

#PPOD: This photo was taken by NASA's Bill Dunford near Malad City, Idaho, on May 11, 2024; the International Space Station appears as a white streak in this 8-second exposure. Credit: NASA/Bill Dunford

#aurora #photography #scicomm

setiinstitute, 9 days ago to space

#PPOD: M51 (NGC 5194) lies about 27 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation Canes Venatici and is trapped in a tumultuous relationship with its near neighbor, the dwarf galaxy NGC 5195. The interaction between these two galaxies has made these galactic neighbors one of the better-studied galaxy pairs in the night sky. Credit: ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, A. Adamo (Stockholm University) and the FEAST JWST team

#space #science #scicomm #jwst

setiinstitute, 9 days ago to space

https://www.livescience.com/space/astronomy/why-cant-we-see-the-far-side-of-the-moon

Why don't we ever see the far side of the moon? From Earth, it appears as if the moon doesn't rotate at all, but it does spin on its axis, just like Earth does. However, the moon is tidally locked to our planet. That means it takes just as long for the moon to rotate about its axis as it does to orbit Earth — roughly one month.

#space #science #moon #scicomm