A Vaporizing Planet: Why BD+05 4868 b is Turning to Dust

The invention of the screw was over 2300 years ago. Yet this simple object remains the fastener in nearly every modern-day invention. This week, @bipisci unwinds the history and importance of ingenious and deceptively simple devices in “Nuts and Bolts”. Listen:

#PPOD: Closest-Ever Images to Sun 🛰️ ☀️ . This video, made from images taken by Parker Solar Probe’s WISPR instrument during its record-breaking flyby of the Sun on Dec. 25, 2024, shows the solar wind racing out from the Sun’s outer atmosphere, the corona. Credit: @NASA @JHUAPL

To celebrate the groundbreaking research of 2025 Drake Award recipients Dr. David Deamer and Dr. John Baross, the SETI Institute commissioned bioartist Dr. Jennifer Willet to create a unique artwork that brings biogenesis, the origin of life, to visual form. The result is Dreams.

It's #WorldEmojiDay! What are your faves for expressing yourself? Here are some of our top ones: 🧪 👩‍🔬 🔭 🛰️ ☀️ 🪐 and of course👽.

Next #SETILive: A Vaporizing Planet.TODAY, Jul 17, 2025 | 3:30 PM PDT / 6:30 PM EDT. Join communications specialist Beth Johnson for a live interview with astrophysicist Marc Hon (MIT), lead author of a new study revealing one of the most extreme exoplanets ever discovered — a

#PPOD: Dawn of a New Stellar System 🪐 . This is HOPS-315, a baby star where astronomers have observed evidence for the earliest stages of planet formation. The image was taken with the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA). Together with data from @NASAWebb, these

#notjustaliens. Dr. Pascal Lee’s (@pascalleetweets) research focuses on the history of water on Mars and on planning the future human exploration of Mars. Dr. Lee has led over 30 expeditions to the Arctic and Antarctica to study Mars by comparison with the Earth. He also

The SETI Artist in Residency (AIR) program announced Planetary Futures. This new public art research-creation residency explores planetary science, with a focus on climate research. Through this interdisciplinary approach, the residency aims to foster dialogue, raise awareness,

#PPOD: Hebes Chasma Mesa 🔴 . The details of the central mesa inside Hebes Chasma on Mars are seen in close-up detail in this perspective view taken using ESA's Mars Express. A horseshoe-shaped chunk has been removed from one side of the mound (left in this image); the material

In our latest #SETILive #podcast, artist Jennifer Willet talks about the experience of creating an artwork that represented the seemingly opposing viewpoints of biogenesis from our two 2025 Drake Award winners. Listen to the full podcast:

The NSF-DOE Rubin Observatory has officially begun its journey to map the universe, and it started with a remarkable feat: capturing over 4,000 asteroids, including 2,100 brand new discoveries, in just ten hours of test imaging. One of the leaders in this groundbreaking effort is.

#PPOD: Cat's Paw 🐾 . @NASAWebb released this image of the Cat’s Paw Nebula on July 10, 2025, in honor of the telescope’s third anniversary. JWST's NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) revealed never-before-seen structural details and features: Massive young stars carve away at nearby

RT @swanhellenic: Just one month to go! .Set sail with Dr. Becca Robinson aboard SH Vega — solar scientist and outreach lead at the @SETIIn….

What’s the big deal about tiny devices like springs and screws? This week, Roma Agrawal shows us how the world as we know it couldn’t function without these simple, but ingenious, objects. It’s “Nuts and Bolts” on @bipisci. Listen here:

#PPOD: Double-Detonation Supernova 💥 . This image, taken with ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT), shows the supernova remnant SNR 0509-67.5. These are the expanding remains of a star that exploded hundreds of years ago in a double-detonation – the first photographic evidence that

Coffee plants are particularly susceptible to the effects of climate change. Find out how we might save our cup of joe by studying its chemistry and how coffee grounds in concrete can be part of a sustainable future. It’s “Coffee of the Future” on @bipisci. Listen here:

MEPAINTSME is pleased to announce MPM / IRL (mepaintsme in real life), on view at 48 Hester Street, New York, from July 11 to July 27. Curated by the artist behind mepaintsme, the exhibition brings his Instagram feed to life in a physical space. The show features a wide range of.

Comet 3I/ATLAS: A Visitor from Beyond the Solar System

Opening Doors to the Universe: SETI Institute Expands Community College Internships . The SETI Institute’s Community College Internship program is an ongoing collaboration between Bay Area community colleges and the SETI Institute, providing students with a research experience.