[NASA]. Peeking into the clean room at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, it might be one of the first things you notice about NASA’s Dragonfly: […]
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International Law and the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
[Proceedings of the IAU]. The search for extraterrestrial life, especially intelligent life, is among the most profound scientific endeavors.
Women of Astrobiology: Intelligence on and off Earth with Dr. Lori Marino
How should our understanding of intelligence on Earth shape the search for intelligence beyond it? In the next Women of Astrobiology talk, neuroscientist and 2026 Drake Award recipient Dr Lori […]
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Origins 2026 (IAU Symposium 407)
Dear colleagues, We are pleased to announce Origins 2026 (IAU Symposium 407), jointly organized by the International Society for the Study of the Origins of Life – The International Astrobiology […]
Posted inAstronomy & Telescopes, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Intelligence & Language, Press Release, SETI & Technosignatures
IAU 404: Advancing The Search For Technosignatures
Abstract submission is now open for IAU symposium #404: Advancing the Search for Technosignatures, which will take place 2-6 March 2026 online everywhere. Submit your abstract using the link below. […]
Posted inAstrogeology, Atmospheres, Climate, Weather, Brown Dwarfs, Exoplanets, -moons, -comets, Gas Giants, Ice Giant, Nomenclature, Systematics, Natural History, Status Report
(Re)-Defining Planets — the Fundamental Plane of Planets
6000+ exoplanets are now detected using various techniques, with estimates of billions of planets existing in our Galaxy alone.
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About The Atomic And Molecular Databases In The Planetary Community — A Contribution In The Laboratory Astrophysics Data WG IAU 2022 GA Session
This paper corresponds to an invited oral contribution to the session 5A organised by the IAU inter-commission B2-B5 working group (WG) “Laboratory Astrophysics Data Compilation, Validation and Standardization: from the […]