The Drake Equation, developed by astronomer Frank Drake, is an equation that estimates how many alien civilizations might live in our galaxy. But the more we find out about the way of the milky, the ...

There are few ideas in science that capture the imagination quite like the search for extraterrestrial life. From Mars missions and exoplanet surveys to SETI's decades-long hunt for signals, ...

The Kepler space observatory says there should be about 8.8 billion potentially habitable planets in the Milky Way. That has big implications for the search for life, and much more. Share on Facebook ...

Some of our SETI Institute team members at Pixar Animation Studios. A new documentary film, recently released, celebrates first contact with aliens and highlights the importance of SETI research in ...