The SETI Institute announced that nominations are now open for the 2026 Tarter Award for Innovation in the Search for Life Beyond Earth. The Tarter Award recognizes individuals whose projects […]
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Jill Tarter Awarded the Prestigious Green Sands Prize for Her Pioneering Work in the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
Dr. Jill Tarter, co-founder of the SETI Institute and one of the most influential figures in the scientific search for life beyond Earth, has been named the recipient of the […]
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SETI Pioneer Jill Tarter Awarded Fellows Medal by California Academy of Sciences
The SETI Institute announced today that the California Academy of Sciences has awarded its highest honor, the Fellows Medal, to Dr. Jill Tarter, SETI Institute co-founder and Bernard M. Oliver […]
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Jill Tarter to Receive Inaugural Tarter Award for Innovation in the Search for Life Beyond Earth
Renowned astronomer, Dr. Jill Tarter (@jilltarter ), SETI Institute co-founder and pioneering SETI researcher, will be honored with the inaugural Tarter Award for Innovation in the Search for Life Beyond […]
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Searching for Signs of Intelligent Life: Technosignatures
Our first confirmed proof of life beyond Earth might not involve biology at all. It’s possible that we might intercept communication through electromagnetic waves, like radio, or find telescopic evidence […]
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Going Off Source: Time Away With SETI In West Virginia
Keith Cowing: 27 years ago I made a trip to West Virginia to hang out with SETI researcher Jill Tarter and see how she searched the skies for evidence of […]
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SETI, Astrobiology Pioneer Jill Tarter Awarded Jansky Lectureship
Associated Universities, Inc. (AUI), and the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) have awarded the 2014 Karl G. Jansky Lectureship to Dr. Jill C. Tarter, of the SETI Institute. The Jansky […]