Experts stress need for transparency while aiming to prevent premature announcements and protect scientists

In May 2026, SETI Institute scientists and affiliates contributed to a wide range of conversations spanning planetary science, astrobiology, exoplanet discovery, and the search for extraterrestrial intelligence.

One of the longest-standing techniques in humanity’s search for life beyond Earth may be causing scientists to miss alien signals entirely, a new study finds. Since the very beginnings of the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI), narrowband ...

The latest hunt for alien signals in the TRAPPIST-1 planetary system has test-driven a new strategy that will allow astronomers to perform a more efficient, targeted search for technological extraterrestrial life in the future. TRAPPIST-1 is a multi-planet ...