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setiinstitute, 11 hours 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, 14 hours 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, 18 hours 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, 1 day 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, 1 day 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, 1 day 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, 2 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, 2 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, 2 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, 4 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, 5 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, 5 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, 5 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, 6 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

setiinstitute, 6 days ago to random

Next #SETILive: TODAY, Thursday, May 16, 2:30PM PDT

The SETI Institute is pleased to announce that Dr. Andrew Siemion will be honored with the prestigious 2024 Drake Award for his exceptional and pioneering contributions to SETI and radio astronomy and his leadership in the field. Ahead of tonight's awards reception, Beth Johnson talks with Dr. Siemion about his career so far, receiving the Drake Award, and his vision for the future of #SETI research.

WATCH LIVE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMeplX46JmY

setiinstitute, 6 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, 6 days ago to Podcast

Could play have evolutionary benefits? From sledding crows to roughhousing wolves to bees rolling balls, we examine how play shapes the animal kingdom. Plus why children need risky play. It’s “The Play’s the Thing” this week on Big Picture Science.

Listen: https://bigpicturescience.org/episodes/the-plays-the-thing

#podcast #science #evolution #scicomm