SETI Live
SETI Live is a weekly production of the SETI Institute and is recorded live on stream with viewers on YouTube, Facebook, LinkedIn, X (formerly known as Twitter), and Twitch. Guests include astronomers, planetary scientists, cosmologists, and more, working on current scientific research. Founded in 1984, the SETI Institute is a non-profit, multi-disciplinary research and education organization whose mission is to lead humanity’s quest to understand the origins and prevalence of life and intelligence in the Universe and to share that knowledge with the world.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 34 minutes
- Episodes
- 109
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
55 Cancri e: A Rocky World with a Thick Atmosphere with Renyu Hu, JPL
A super-Earth in a distant star system may explain what Mars, Venus, and Earth were like billions of years ago -- incredibly hot and covered in magma oceans. Those oceans may have supplied the planet…
The Secret Life of the Universe with Nathalie Cabrol
"The Secret Life of the Universe" by Dr. Nathalie Cabrol, the SETI Institute's chief scientist and Director of the Carl Sagan Center at the SETI Institute, is coming out this week, both in the US (Au…
The Future of AI & Space Science with CEO Bill Diamond
Join SETI Institute CEO Bill Diamond as he explores NASA's AI-driven mission planning, data analysis, and anomaly detection. Since 2015, the SETI Institute’s Frontier Development Lab (FDL) has partne…
Black Hole Awakens ft. Dr. Paula Sánchez-Sáez
In late 2019, an unremarkable galaxy with the catalog number SDSS1335+0728 suddenly started shining brighter than ever. Curious as to why, astronomers used data from space and ground-based observator…
The Shores of Titan: Crashing Waves and Coastal Erosion ft. Dr. Rose Palermo, USGS
Imagine standing on the shore of a vast lake, watching the waves crash against the beach after a storm. Now put that beach on Saturn's largest moon, Titan, where the lakes contain liquid methane and …
Gliese 12 b: A Promising Earth-to-Venus-Sized Exoplanet
When scientists found the first exoplanets over 30 years ago, the discovery defied all expectations. In the following decades, with the advent of NASA's Kepler and TESS missions and numerous ground-b…
More Active Volcanoes on Venus!: A New Archival Study Finds Evidence of Further Eruptions
In 2023, scientists analyzed archival data from NASA's Magellan mission, which mapped the surface of our "twin" planet, Venus. They discovered evidence of a recent volcanic eruption on the world's su…
Alien Earths: The New Science of Planet Hunting in the Cosmos ft. Lisa Kaltenegger
Are we alone? This question continues to tantalize and mystify scientists and the public alike, wondering if Earth contains not only the one known sample of life in the Universe but also the ONLY lif…
Asteroid Institute Identifies 27,500 New Asteroids!
In a collaboration between the Asteroid Institute and Google Cloud, machine learning algorithms identified 27,500 new asteroids using existing data sets from the NOIRLab Source Catalog Data Release 2…
James Webb Telescope Unveils Wild Weather on WASP-43 b
Scientists have used NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to map the weather on the hot gas-giant exoplanet, WASP-43 b. Through precise measurements of mid-infrared light and advanced 3D climate models,…
Exploring Hydrothermal Vents: Earth's Deep Ocean as a Model for Alien Worlds
The INVADER project researches ways to improve life detection in ocean worlds by studying alien worlds in Earth’s deep ocean. We seek to understand how we can detect life in the deep ocean here on Ea…
Celebrating Andrew Siemion, Drake Award Recipient 2024 for SETI Leadership and Contributions
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 an…
T Coronae Borealis: The Nova of a Lifetime (ft. Unistellar)
T Coronae Borealis, or T CrB, is a well-studied nova system in the constellation Corona Borealis. In fact, T CrB produces a recurring nova — one of only five known in our galaxy — that erupts approxi…
Exploring a Hot, Young World: The Closest and Youngest Earth-sized Planet Discovered
In a groundbreaking discovery, astronomers have identified an Earth-sized planet closer and younger than any previously known. Positioned remarkably close to both our planet (73 light-years away) and…
Into the "Deep Sky": NASA's Webb Telescope on IMAX® with director Nathaniel Kahn
The documentary short "Deep Sky" takes viewers on a breathtaking journey through space and time, showcasing stunning imagery captured by NASA's Webb Telescope on the giant IMAX® screen. Directed by a…
Giant Volcano Discovered on Mars ft. Pascal Lee
A deeply eroded giant volcano, active from ancient through recent times and with possible remnants of glacier ice near its base, had been hiding near Mars’ equator in plain sight. Its discovery point…
Earth as an Exoplanet: Using Remote Sensing Data to Find Habitable Worlds
A potential future space mission known as the Large Interferometer for Exoplanets (LIFE) could study terrestrial worlds in their stars' habitable zones (where water can be liquid) using spectral emis…
Unveiling the Secrets of Enceladus
Join us for a live discussion with senior planetary astronomer Franck Marchis and planetary scientist Beth Johnson as they delve into the thrilling search for life on Saturn's icy moon, Enceladus. Dr…
Electric Mayhem: TRAPPIST-1e's Atmospheric Erosion
The TRAPPIST-1 planetary system has fascinated both scientists and the public since the discovery of the last five of its seven terrestrial worlds in 2017. With four of those planets in the so-called…
Dante Lauretta, The Asteroid Hunter
A tale of destiny and danger, The Asteroid Hunter chronicles firsthand the high-stakes OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission, narrated by Principal Investigator Dr. Dante Lauretta. It offers read…