SETI Institute
The mission of the SETI Institute is to explore, understand and explain the origin and nature of life in the universe and the evolution of intelligence.
What is life? How does it begin? Are we alone? These are some of the questions we ask in our quest to learn about and share the wonders of the universe.
At the SETI Institute we have a passion for discovery and for passing knowledge along as scientific ambassadors.
The SETI Institute is a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit scientific research institute headquartered in Mountain View, California. We are a key research contractor to NASA and the National Science Foundation (NSF), and we collaborate with industry partners throughout Silicon Valley and beyond.
Founded in 1984, the SETI Institute employs more than 130 scientists, educators, and administrative staff. Work at the SETI Institute is anchored by three centers: the Carl Sagan Center for the Study of Life in the Universe (research), the Center for Education and the Center for Outreach.
2025 Drake Awards
Interview with Aishath Mohamed Rasheed with MSRO
Sci-Fi Reality Check - Strange New Worlds: Those Old Scientists (S2E7)
Sci-Fi Reality Check - Strange New Worlds: Lost in Translation (S2E6)
Sci-Fi Reality Check - Strange New Worlds: Charades (S2E5)
Sci-Fi Reality Check - Strange New Worlds: Among the Lotus Eaters (S2E4)
Press Release: Earth Detecting Earth
Sci-Fi Reality Check - Strange New Worlds: Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow (S2E3)
The Transformative Power of Accelerated Computing and AI (NVIDIA AI Summit)
The Wow! Signal Mystery Solved? Not Aliens After All?
FDL 2024 Final Technical Presentation
Exploring the Science of LaserSETI: ET Civilizations, Bolides, Satellite Reentries, and Beyond
Looking for Life on a Microbiotic Scale with Pablo Sobron
Dr. Pascal Lee Talks About Franck Drake's Influence on his Career at the SETI Institute
Using Radio Astronomy to Search for Technosignatures with Sofia Sheikh
Star and Planet Formation and the Drake Equation with Astrophysicist Uma Gorti
Franck Marchis Receives the 2024 Carl Sagan Center Director's Award
Andrew Siemion Accepts the 2024 Drake Award
Frank Drake, Andrew Siemion, and the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI)
Where are the Aliens? A Cupertino TV Interview by Grace Trafton with SETI Institute's Simon Steel
2024 Drake Awards Virtual Reception featuring Andrew Siemion and Franck Marchis
Have We Really Detected Dyson Spheres? The Real Story
Heliophysics, Space Weather, and Studying the Sun with Dr. Lika Guhathakurta, NASA
How Do Solar Eclipses Affect Clouds? Scientist Victor Trees Answers
#SXSW2024 Panel - Finding ET: Then What?
A Sign in Space: SETI In China
SETI "Live": The COSMIC Project at the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array
Defending the Planet - DART and Future Missions, ft. Dawn Graninger, JHUAPL
Evidence of (16) Psyche’s Metallic Nature Found with SOFIA, ft. Anicia Arredondo
An Abundance of Space Rocks - The OSIRIS-REx Sample Revealed