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Whether There’s a Multiverse or Not, Judaism Can Take It

Why this rabbi’s religious beliefs can bend with science.

Of Rings, Geysers, and Plumes

This woman has the best job in the inner solar system.

December 16, 2016

The Primordial Fertility of Rock

The chemistry of life is an extension of the chemistry of the Earth.

December 16, 2016

Will Alien Life Be Recognizable?

Our recent article “Is Physical Law an Alien Intelligence?” stirred up quite a response.

December 13, 2016

Why Darwin Needs ET

Finding life on other worlds will help answer lingering questions about natural selection.

December 13, 2016

Take Me To Your Artist

SETI Institute artists are being inspired by our search for alien life.

December 8, 2016

Does Science Suggest Humans Have a Cosmic Role?

Almost in spite of themselves, scientists are driven to a teleological view of the cosmos.

December 1, 2016

There’s Something Funny in the Air on Mars

Why methane on Mars is a sign of something extraordinary.

November 28, 2016

Is This Planet Occupied?

Life on other planets will likely have these telltale signatures.

November 23, 2016

What Hollywood Doesn’t Get About Aliens

Movies get alien bodies right, but not alien ecosystems.

November 18, 2016

How to Talk to Aliens

A conversation with the linguist who helped Amy Adams communicate with aliens in Arrival.

November 15, 2016

If ET Exists, We’ll Find Him in the Next 20 Years

Why the search for alien technology is about to get much more efficient.

November 13, 2016