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Aug 27, 2026
SETI Institute Achievements: Q2 2026 Activity Report
During the second quarter of 2026, the SETI Institute was especially active and made strong progress in research, education, outreach, and public engagement. Our scientists published over 80 peer-reviewed papers in fields such as SETI, astrobiology, planetary science, exoplanets, and heliophysics. #Activity Reports #Carl Sagan Center #Outreach #Education #AIR #Community #Research #SETI Institute
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Aug 21, 2026
Look Up: A Lunar Eclipse on August 27
#Eclipse #Community #Andrew Fraknoi
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Aug 18, 2026
SETI AIR Newsletter - August 2026
#AIR #SETI AIR Newsletter #Bettina Forget #Andrea Rassell #Alicia Sometimes #Jonathon Keats #Daniela de Paulis #Laurent Grasso
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Aug 13, 2026
SETI Institute In the News: July Roundup 2026
#SETI Institute in the News #SETI Institute #Community #Peter Jenniskens #Lucian Walkowicz #Chelsea Haramia #Pascal Lee #Bill Diamond #Seth Shostak #Meteorites #SETI #UAPs #NASA Missions and Observatories #Discovery and Futures Lab #Mars
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Jul 22, 2026
The SETI Institute is now accepting submissions for the Wow! Literary Award for Emerging Writers
The annual Wow! Literary Award for emerging writers and poets (formerly Cosmic Chronicles Literary Prize) is a contest for emerging writers of all ages whose work explores questions of interspecies communication, intelligence and consciousness in the universe.  #AIR #Cosmic Chronicles #Wow! Literary Award #Bettina Forget #Gregory Betts
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Jul 22, 2026
SETI AIR Newsletter - July 2026
#AIR #SETI AIR Newsletter #Bettina Forget #Xin Liu #Jonathon Keats #Richelle Ellis #Linda O'Keefe
Aug 27, 2026
SETI Institute Achievements: Q2 2026 Activity Report
During the second quarter of 2026, the SETI Institute was especially active and made strong progress in research, education, outreach, and public engagement. Our scientists published over 80 peer-reviewed papers in fields such as SETI, astrobiology, planetary science, exoplanets, and heliophysics.
#Activity Reports #Carl Sagan Center #Outreach #Education #AIR #Community #Research #SETI Institute
Aug 21, 2026
Look Up: A Lunar Eclipse on August 27
#Eclipse #Community #Andrew Fraknoi
Aug 18, 2026
SETI AIR Newsletter - August 2026
#AIR #SETI AIR Newsletter #Bettina Forget #Andrea Rassell #Alicia Sometimes #Jonathon Keats #Daniela de Paulis #Laurent Grasso
Aug 13, 2026
SETI Institute In the News: July Roundup 2026
#SETI Institute in the News #SETI Institute #Community #Peter Jenniskens #Lucian Walkowicz #Chelsea Haramia #Pascal Lee #Bill Diamond #Seth Shostak #Meteorites #SETI #UAPs #NASA Missions and Observatories #Discovery and Futures Lab #Mars
Jul 22, 2026
The SETI Institute is now accepting submissions for the Wow! Literary Award for Emerging Writers
The annual Wow! Literary Award for emerging writers and poets (formerly Cosmic Chronicles Literary Prize) is a contest for emerging writers of all ages whose work explores questions of interspecies communication, intelligence and consciousness in the universe. 
#AIR #Cosmic Chronicles #Wow! Literary Award #Bettina Forget #Gregory Betts
Jul 22, 2026
SETI AIR Newsletter - July 2026
#AIR #SETI AIR Newsletter #Bettina Forget #Xin Liu #Jonathon Keats #Richelle Ellis #Linda O'Keefe
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SkyMapper • SETI • Citizen Science • Astronomy
SkyMapper: Expanding Access to Real-time Astronomy Through a Global Astronomical Network
SkyMapper and the SETI Institute are connecting educators, students and the public to live astronomical observations through a distributed astronomical network. #SkyMapper #SETI #Citizen Science #Astronomy
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VPL
Virtual Planetary Laboratory
How can we best assess whether an exoplanet supports life? #VPL
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Discovery and Futures Lab
Discovery and Futures Lab
What happens if life beyond Earth is discovered? The Discovery and Futures Lab at the SETI Institute fosters novel and anticipatory research at the intersection of science, society, our planet, and the search for life beyond Earth.  #Discovery and Futures Lab
May 17, 2026
SkyMapper: Expanding Access to Real-time Astronomy Through a Global Astronomical Network
SkyMapper and the SETI Institute are connecting educators, students and the public to live astronomical observations through a distributed astronomical network.
#SkyMapper #SETI #Citizen Science #Astronomy
May 5, 2026
Virtual Planetary Laboratory
How can we best assess whether an exoplanet supports life?
#VPL
Apr 16, 2026
Discovery and Futures Lab
What happens if life beyond Earth is discovered? The Discovery and Futures Lab at the SETI Institute fosters novel and anticipatory research at the intersection of science, society, our planet, and the search for life beyond Earth. 
#Discovery and Futures Lab
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