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Absracts for PSETI due May 31st - this is always a fascinating meeting!! #SETI sites.psu.edu/setisymposium2…

This calculation is part of a new paper by Sofia Sheikh* of the @SETIInstitute, co-written by Macy Huston*, Pinchen Fan*, @AdamFrank4, @tgbeatty*, @ravi_kopparapu, and @wrath_of_con_. On the arXiv soon! * = @PSU_CEHW / @PSETI_Center member! seti.org/press-release/…

We got a NASA grant to work on SETI! Congratulations to Science PI Pinchen Fan, a @PSETI_Center graduate student who has won a NASA XRP to fund her research into laser and radio SETI! science.psu.edu/news/penn-stat…

We are excited to announce registration and abstract submission for talks, posters, and breakout sessions are now open for the 2025 SETI Symposium at Penn State, August 18-21, 2025! sites.psu.edu/setisymposium2…

Holy cow! The New Yorker just published a very nice review of my book, Mixed Signals. newyorker.com/books/under-re…

You can register your interest in attending the SETI Symposium next summer here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

Mark your calendars: The 3rd Penn State SETI Symposium dates are set! August 18-21, 2025, in State College PA. sites.psu.edu/setisymposium2… Hope to see you there!

The @PSETI_Center is hiring!! sites.psu.edu/astrowright/20…

"My rule is, there is nothing so big nor so crazy that one out of a million technological societies may not feel itself driven to do, provided it is physically possible." - Freeman Dyson Exploring the discovery of 60 possible Dyson Sphere candidates with @Astro_Wright 👇

So, fun story I've been working on this week for @newscientist Astronomers have found *60* Dyson sphere candidates in the Milky Way! Now, it's probably not aliens. But it's always fun to look, right? Story by me and quick 🧵 (1/X) newscientist.com/article/243060…

Dyson spheres are vast structures that could be used by aliens to capture the energy of a star - and astronomers have found signals from 60 stars in the Milky Way consistent with such devices. newscientist.com/article/243060…

My book has a cover! Publication expected Oct 2024 (UK) and Jan 2025 (US). For more info (including early reviews!) see: politybooks.com/bookdetail?boo…

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The 2024 Drake Awards ceremony is scheduled for May 16, 2024, at the @ComputerHistory Museum in Mountain View, CA, at a public event. The SETI Institute will also livestream the event via Zoom for those unable to attend in person. @GoAstroMo will host the event.

Since its inception in 2001, extraordinary individuals such as Frank Drake, Charles Townes, William Borucki, @AbVsm, @Astro_Wright, Paul Horowitz, Dan Werthimer, @ikashell and John Rummel have received the Drake Award for their groundbreaking contributions.

Named after Dr. Frank Drake, the SETI Institute's inaugural president of its Board of Trustees and the architect of the Drake Equation, the Drake Award celebrates remarkable achievements in the realms of SETI and astrobiology.

PRESS RELEASE: buff.ly/3xav0GR The SETI Institute is pleased to announce that Dr. Andrew Siemion will be honored with the prestigious 2024 Drake Award for his exceptional and pioneering contributions to SETI and radio astronomy and his leadership in the field.

Sad to hear of the passing of Jack Welch, a trailblazing radio and SETI astronomer. Our hearts are with @jilltarter, their friends and family, and the UC Berkeley and @SETIInstitute communities he called home.

“I think within our lifetime we will be able to do it,” says @ravi_kopparapu “We will be able to know if there is life on other planets.” New words on life in the universe by me for @techreview technologyreview.com/2023/11/13/108…