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Pieces of Venus? Try looking on the moon - Astrobiology Magazine
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Venus may have had an Earth-like environment billions of years ago, with water and a thin atmosphere. Yet testing such theories is difficult without geological samples to examine.
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The SETI Institute A growing body of research suggests the planet Venus may have had an Earth-like environment billions of years ago, with water and a thin atmosphere. researchers think pieces of Venus are likely to have crashed on the moon and could be sampled. 101d
Mycology Education | Big Picture Science
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The SETI Institute Part of our mission is to study life in all its complexity. On this week’s episode of Big Picture Science, we’ll be looking at the life beneath our feet. Fungi and mycelia networks are complex. Are they also intelligent? Go deep with : 112d
Moon Shadow Over Jupiter
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Jupiter's volcanically active moon Io casts its shadow on the planet in this dramatic image from NASA's Juno spacecraft.
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The SETI Institute #Jupiter's volcanically active moon #Io casts its shadow on the planet in this dramatic image from spacecraft. Citizen scientist created this enhanced-color image using data from the spacecraft's #JunoCam imager. 121d
Hubble and Beyond | Big Picture Science
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The SETI Institute What do you consider the greatest discoveries of the ? talks about supermassive black holes, dark energy, and exoplanets, and how two next-generation telescopes will build on the famous telescope’s legacy. Listen here: 122d
Life on Venus?
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By Seth Shostak, Senior Astronomer It could be atmospheric chemistry. Or pollution from unseen volcanoes. But there’s a chance – a not insignificant chance – that scientists have made the first clear discovery of life beyond Earth.
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The SETI Institute Researchers at and have just published a paper in the journal in which they claim to have found phosphine high in the thick clouds of the Venusian atmosphere. On Earth, phosphine is produced by certain types of bacteria. 129d
Sensors of world’s largest digital camera snap first 3,200-megapixel images at SLAC
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The camera will explore cosmic mysteries as part of the Rubin Observatory’s Legacy Survey of Space and Time.
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The SETI Institute Crews at the 's have taken the first 3,200-megapixel digital photos – the largest ever taken in a single shot – with an extraordinary array of imaging sensors that will become the heart and soul of the future camera of . 133d
SETI Institute and GNU Radio Join Forces
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September 8, 2020, Mountain View, CA – The SETI Institute and GNU Radio are officially joining forces to continue work already underway for signal processing at the SETI Institute’s Allen Telescope Array (ATA) at the Hat Creek Radio Observatory...
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The SETI Institute PRESS RELEASE: The and are officially joining forces to continue work already underway for signal processing at the SETI Institute’s Allen Telescope Array (ATA) at the Hat Creek Radio Observatory (HCRO). 135d
The Art Imaginarium hosted by SETI Institute
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Science and art are more closely connected than people might expect, with each offering the other new perspectives and insights. We’re building an artistic community where everyone feels safe in...
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The SETI Institute The #ArtImaginarium is a group dedicated to the space where art meets science. Each month, we provide members with a theme. How they interpret that theme is entirely up to them. Join the challenge here: Credit: #SciArt #SciArtSunday #Mars 158d
Broken Cable Damages Arecibo Observatory | University of Central Florida News
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Broken Cable Damages Arecibo Observatory | Read more about UCF Colleges & Campus News, Community, Research, Orlando and Central Florida news.
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The SETI Institute We have no words. 163d
Spheres on Spheres
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Spheres on Spheres
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The SETI Institute During one of his visits to ’s Very Large Telescope (VLT), astrophotographer and Photo Ambassador Yuri Beletsky was fortunate enough to capture this breathtaking sight: three celestial spheres — each very different! — lined up beautifully in the sky. 170d
We can now predict dangerous solar flares a day before they happen
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Large solar flares can put astronauts’ health at risk and damage satellites, but we haven’t had an early warning system for them – until now
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The SETI Institute New method to predict solar flares could help us to prepare for potential disasters caused by these eruptions on the sun. “A big flare is a potential risk to our society,” says Kanya Kusano at the Institute for Space-Earth Environmental Research in Japan. 174d
The real science behind SETI’s hunt for intelligent aliens
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Inside the current hunt for "technosignatures" in radio waves.
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The SETI Institute The real science behind SETI’s hunt for intelligent aliens - Inside the current hunt for “technosignatures” in radio waves. Featuring . #SETI 178d
Our Sun, as Never Seen Before
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The first images of the sun from the European Space Agency/NASA’s Solar Orbiter have been released and are stupendous.  They are the closest photos ever taken of the star that we orbit, and have already revealed some fascinating features that nobody...
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The SETI Institute The first images of the sun from / 's have been released and are stupendous. They are the closest photos ever taken and have already revealed some fascinating features that nobody knew existed. 188d
Frontier Development Lab: Knowledge Discovery Framework
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NASA has an exceptionally large archive of Earth Science data. How can machine learning and artificial intelligence unlock new insights and enable new types ...
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The SETI Institute TOMORROW, 2pm PDT: #SETILive with - The Knowledge Discovery Framework team is developing tools that allow users to provide an example image so #AI can find similar images in the data, addressing a gap in current tools. Watch live: 192d
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The SETI Institute TODAY, 2100 UTC: #SETILive with - The Knowledge Discovery Framework team is developing tools that allow users to provide an example image so #AI can find similar images in the data, addressing a gap in current tools. Watch live: 191d
Comet NEOWISE Could Be Spectacular: Here’s How to See It
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Already visible to the naked eye, the object may soon brighten to create the greatest celestial light show in decades—or it could simply fade away
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The SETI Institute Comet NEOWISE Could Be Spectacular: Here's How to See It - “Comets are like cats,” says , an astronomer at the SETI Institute. “They are unpredictable.” After this encounter, expect #CometNEOWISE to bid farewell for quite some time. 194d
Deep Space 1 Spacecraft at 2.3 Million Miles from Earth
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June 30 is Asteroid Day.
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The SETI Institute This image was taken using the 200-inch Hale telescope on Palomar Mountain by astronomers at of the Deep Space 1 spacecraft at a distance of 2.3 million miles (3.7 million kilometers) from Earth. #iotd 204d
High stakes AI research for NASA still possible during the era of Covid-19 | SETI Institute
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The SETI Institute High stakes #AI research for still possible during the era of #COVID19: – an AI research accelerator for space science – kicked off its 2020 program last week on a virtual platform with researchers and faculty from across the globe. 206d
Boom goes the star
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The SETI Institute The Cygnus Loop is a supernova remnant some 2,500 light-years away. It has many components: at the top is the Witch’s Broom (NGC 6960), and Pickering’s Triangle (no designation) lies down and to the lower left of the Broom. C: Naresh Singh 210d
Viewing the Red Planet
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This artist's concept shows an astronaut on Mars, as viewed through the window of a spacecraft.
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The SETI Institute This artist's concept shows an astronaut on #Mars, as viewed through the window of a spacecraft. is returning astronauts to the Moon and will test technology that will be useful for sending the first astronauts to the Red Planet. 217d
Evidence for Volcanic Craters on Saturn’s Moon Titan
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This image compares nested, multi-collapse craters on Titan (upper left), Mars (upper right), and two on Earth (below).Volcano-like features seen in polar regions of Saturn’s moon Titan by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft could be evidence of explosive...
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The SETI Institute Volcano-like features seen in polar regions of #Titan by could be evidence of explosive eruptions that may continue today, according to a new paper by Senior Scientist Charles A. Wood and coauthor of . 219d