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setiinstitute, 5 days ago to SciComm

#ICYMI: https://youtube.com/live/crZfFfXYbOw?feature=share

A B612 Foundation and Google Cloud collaboration identified 27,500 new asteroids using existing data from NOIRLab. Communication specialist Beth Johnson discussed the program development, the results, and the future of the work with Asteroid Institute Executive Director and former astronaut Ed Lu.

#setilive #scicomm #planetarydefense #asteroids #space

setiinstitute, 5 days ago (edited 3 days ago) to random

https://www.astronomy.com/science/amateur-astronomers-warm-jupiter-exoplanet/

Using a network of telescopes scattered across the globe, the Unistellar Network and Exoplanet Watch have confirmed a new exoplanet, NASA TESS candidate TIC 393818343 b, which sits about 300 light-years away from Earth.

Congratulations!

#science #space #exoplanets #scicomm #citizenscience

setiinstitute, 5 days ago to space

#PPOD: Let's end the week looking back at this picture of Jupiter, which was created by Kevin Gill using images captured by NASA’s Juno spacecraft during its 23rd close flyby of Jupiter back in 2019. Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / SwRI / MSSS / @kevinmgill

#jupiter #space #science #citizenscience #scicomm

setiinstitute, 6 days ago to science

https://www.seti.org/unistellar-announces-envision-smart-binoculars-revolutionary-tool-astronomy-and-outreach

Unistellar, an innovative company in optical devices and a partner of the SETI Institute since the release of their user-friendly smart telescope in 2017, recently announced the launch of a groundbreaking new product: the ENVISION Smart Binoculars. This new device will captivate stargazers and outdoor enthusiasts, serving as an excellent instrument for outreach and scientific expeditions.

#citizenscience #science #scicomm

setiinstitute, 6 days ago to science

Next #SETILive: AI Identifies 27,500 New Asteroids!
TODAY, Jun 06, 2:30 PM PDT

In a collaboration between the Asteroid Institute and Google Cloud, machine learning algorithms identified 27,500 new asteroids using existing data sets from the NOIRLab Source Catalog Data Release 2 (NSC DR2). Join communications specialist Beth Johnson in a conversation with Ed Lu, Executive Director of the Asteroid Institute, as they discuss these results.

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

#science #scicomm

setiinstitute, 7 days ago to photography

#PPOD: An external high-definition camera on the International Space Station captured this image of Hurricane Idalia at 11:35 a.m. Eastern Time on Aug. 29, 2023. Idalia was a category 1 storm over the Gulf of Mexico with sustained winds of 140 kilometers (85 miles) per hour, according to the National Hurricane Center. June 1 marked the beginning of the 2024 hurricane season in the Atlantic Ocean. Credit: NASA

#hurricane #photography #earth #scicomm

setiinstitute, 7 days ago to Podcast

Social media may have given you a global megaphone, but the consequences – both personal and societal – are not always positive. It’s “Post Social Media” on Big Picture Science.

Listen: https://bigpicturescience.org/episodes/post-social-media

#podcast #science #anthropology #scicomm

setiinstitute, 7 days ago to science

Today in #notjustaliens: Dale Andersen! Dale is probably best known for his expeditions to the Arctic and Antarctic, but he has been involved with NASA’s Exobiology and Astrobiology programs since the mid-1980s, seeking to understand biology in extreme environments.

#science #scicomm

Text: Dr. Dale Andersen’s research interests are the origin, evolution, and distribution of life in the universe. He has been involved with NASA’s Exobiology and Astrobiology programs since the mid-1980s. Dale is interested in locating, characterizing, and understanding environments where physical and chemical conditions approach or exceed the tolerances for life. This includes biogeochemical processes occurring in polar lakes, oceans, and springs. Dale’s Arctic and Antarctic research expeditions have garnered international attention. #notjustaliens

setiinstitute, 7 days ago to SciComm

The Planetary Society 🤝 SETI Institute

Did you know that the SETI Institute and The Planetary Society have more in common than just a passion for the search for extraterrestrial life? Carl Sagan, one of The Planetary Society’s founders, based the main character of his famous book Contact on the SETI Institute’s founder, Jill Tarter. And we both love the search for life beyond Earth!

#scicomm #space #arewealone #seti

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setiinstitute, 8 days ago to space

#PPOD: This detailed image came from Cassini's close encounter with Mimas, one of Saturn's moons. Mimas is less than 400 kilometers in diameter, creating ripples in Saturn's rings with its gravity. This disruption separates the A and B rings with the Cassini Division. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SSI/CICLOPS/ @kevinmgill

#space #science #wallpaperwednesday #scicomm

setiinstitute, 8 days ago to space

VIDEO: https://youtu.be/HDPsDiFDsms

From the ancient Greeks to the modern space age, we continue our cosmic exploration, forever hopeful that ET will answer our call. Cupertino TV Productions' Grace Trafton interviews the Deputy Director of the SETI Institute's Carl Sagan Center, Simon Steel.

#seti #space #science #scicomm

setiinstitute, 9 days ago to space

#PPOD: Some of the incredible solar activity was captured last month by spacecraft near the Sun, including these plasma tornadoes. These walls of plasma are higher than the Earth is in diameter. And, of course, all this solar activity has provided us with stunning aurorae. With solar maximum approaching, chances are high that we'll see more incredible views like this one! Credit: NASA

#space #sun #solarstorm #scicomm

setiinstitute, 9 days ago to SciComm

https://www.livescience.com/space/astronomy/how-many-stars-in-the-milky-way-die-each-year

When you gaze up at the stars, you see the same constellations that the ancient Greeks, and even the early hunter-gatherers, did. But it's also a changing tapestry, as new stars are constantly being born, and others are dying. In fact, that will be the fate of our own sun in roughly 5 billion years. But how quickly does the night sky change, and in the Milky Way, how many stars die each year? According to James De Buizer at the SETI Institute, it's complicated.

#scicomm

setiinstitute, 9 days ago to Podcast

Social media allow you to find thousands of friends, many more than evolution has equipped us for. What are the consequences of being in touch with more people than you can hope to meet? It’s “Post Social Media” on Big Picture Science.

Listen here: https://bigpicturescience.org/episodes/post-social-media

#podcast #socialmedia #science #scicomm

setiinstitute, 10 days ago to science

#PPOD: This scene is a mosaic of two Right Mastcam-Z camera images taken by NASA's Perseverance rover on 27 May 2024 at a local time of 3:15 pm. The color approximates natural human vision. Most boulders are largely basaltic, with evidence of being rounded by wind. We can't wait to learn the composition of the lighter-toned one in the middle of the scene, though, as it appears to be something different. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/Paul Byrne

#mars #science #space #scicomm #nasa

setiinstitute, 12 days ago to random

https://www.space.com/ai-may-be-to-blame-failure-to-contact-alien-civilizations
Artificial intelligence (AI) has progressed at an astounding pace over the last few years. Some scientists are now looking towards the development of artificial superintelligence (ASI) — a form of AI that would not only surpass human intelligence but would not be bound by the learning speeds of humans.

But what if this milestone isn't just a remarkable achievement? What if it also represents a formidable bottleneck in the development of all civilizations?

#seti

setiinstitute, 12 days ago to science

https://physicsworld.com/a/are-dusty-quasars-masquerading-as-dyson-sphere-candidates/

Seven candidate Dyson spheres found from their excess infrared radiation could be a case of mistaken identity, with evidence for dusty background galaxies spotted close to three of them.

“They could be an astrophysical phenomenon such as extreme debris discs, or something more exotic,” says Ann Marie Cody, an astronomer at the SETI Institute in California who is not involved in Project Hephaistos, but has conducted her own Dyson swarm search.

#seti #science #scicomm

setiinstitute, 13 days ago to space

#PPOD: To end our week, we look back at this beautiful picture of Titan and Saturn taken by NASA's Cassini spacecraft on May 22, 2015. Processed using calibrated near-infrared (MT2, CB2) filtered images. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SSI/CICLOPS/Kevin M. Gill

#saturn #titan #space #science #scicomm

setiinstitute, 13 days ago to science

https://www.seti.org/unistellar-announces-envision-smart-binoculars-revolutionary-tool-astronomy-and-outreach

Last week, Unistellar, an innovative company in optical devices and a partner of the SETI Institute since the release of their user-friendly smart telescope in 2017, announced the launch of a groundbreaking new product: the ENVISION Smart Binoculars. This new device will captivate stargazers and outdoor enthusiasts, serving as an excellent instrument for outreach and scientific expeditions.

#science #citizenscience #outreach #scicomm

setiinstitute, 13 days ago to space

Next #SETILive: TODAY, 2:30 pm PDT
James Webb Telescope Unveils Wild Weather on WASP-43 b

Join communications specialist Beth Johnson in an exciting chat with lead author and researcher Taylor Bell from the Bay Area Environmental Research Institute as they discuss these amazing findings and what they mean in the search for habitable worlds.

WATCH LIVE: https://www.youtube.com/live/rNMWzLItJ4I

#space #exoplants #science #scicomm

setiinstitute, 14 days ago to SciComm

#PPOD: The shadow is not that of Europa but a second moon (Io), which is not in this frame. Europa is slightly smaller than Earth's Moon and is tidally locked. Jupiter's Great Red Spot (GRS) is a vast cyclonic storm system about three times the size of Earth when Voyager flew by. Since 1979, the GRS has continuously shrunk, slowly changing its shape from an oval to a circle. It is now a little over the size of the Earth only. Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / Kevin M. Gill

#jupiter #scicomm #science

setiinstitute, 14 days ago to science

Yesterday, Unistellar co-founder and CSO Franck Marchis presented the Cosmic Cataclysm program at Explore Scientific's 150th Global Star Party. He highlighted the incredible efforts of his colleagues at the SETI Institute in monitoring, observing, and analyzing data from novas and supernovas. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bB8HBI-swO8&t=5288s

#science #starparty #astronomy #citizenscience #scicomm

setiinstitute, 14 days ago (edited 13 days ago) to space

ETA: This event has been postponed. We will notify followers of a new date once the event is rescheduled.

In an era where the boundaries of innovation and exploration are constantly being pushed beyond the imaginable, the upcoming Aero+Space Summit emerges as a pivotal platform to converge minds, technologies, and visions for the future. Dr. Franck Marchis, senior planetary astronomer at the SETI Institute, will be one of the speakers.

#aerospace #space

setiinstitute, 15 days ago to space

#PPOD: Korolev is an ice-filled impact crater in the Mare Boreum quadrangle of Mars, located at 73° north latitude and 165° east longitude. The crater is 81.4 kilometers in diameter and contains about 2,200 cubic kilometers of water ice, comparable in volume to Great Bear Lake in northern Canada. Taken by the HRSC onboard ESA's Mars Express spacecraft. Credit: ESA/DLR/FUBerlin/AndreaLuck

#mars #space #science #scicomm

setiinstitute, 15 days ago to SciComm

https://www.seti.org/seti-institute-news-april-roundup
The SETI Institute frequently appears in news stories due to its essential contributions to space science and exploration.

Dive into our April roundup, a collection of highlighted articles from different sources that illustrate the wide range of fields in which our scientists are excelling.

Whether teaming up with experts in whale communication or studying data from far-off moons, our scientists consistently uncover revolutionary findings.

#scicomm #science