Birth of Planets: JWST Spots Hot Mineral Condensation in a Proto-Stellar System

SETI News A Protostar in Orion HOPS-315 belongs to a cluster of young stars in Orion, an active nursery of stellar birth. Most protostars in this region remain shrouded by dense clouds of gas and dust, but this particular system is positioned at an angle that allows an unobstructed view toward its center. ALMA’s high-resolution radio wavelength …

Space Weather Alert: Sunspots, Coronal Holes, and Space Storms

SETI News https://www.seti.org/news/space-weather-alert-sunspots-coronal-holes-and-space-storms/ What Is Space Weather? Space weather refers to changes in the environment driven by the Sun, specifically the flow of plasma – ionized gas – and radiation that interacts with a planet’s magnetic field and atmosphere. Unlike Earth’s meteorological weather, space weather is shaped by electromagnetic forces rather than temperature or moisture. Dr. Robinson …

No, our Solar System’s interstellar visitor is not ‘aliens’. Here’s the science to prove it

A view of comet 3I/ATLAS, as seen by NASA’s SPHEREx (Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer), which observed the interstellar object from 7–15 August 2025. Credit: NASA/SPHEREx

Allen Telescope Array Helps Uncover Hidden Black Hole Tearing Apart a Star

SETI News October 15th 2025 At a Glance Radio observations with the Allen Telescope Array (ATA) have, as part of an international observing campaign, helped discover an unprecedented burst of radio activity from a tidal disruption event (TDE). TDEs happen when an unfortunate star wanders too close to a supermassive black hole (SMBH) and is ripped apart …

Sea cucumbers could hold key to stopping cancer spread

Article From https://ecancer.org/ Sea cucumbers are the ocean’s janitors, cleaning the seabed and recycling nutrients back into the water. But this humble marine invertebrate could also hold the key to stopping the spread of cancer. A sugar compound found in sea cucumbers can effectively block Sulf-2, an enzyme that plays a major role in cancer …

Artificial Blood That Could Work for All Blood Types in Trials

Article by Jasmine Laws News Week Jun 02, 2025 at 08:22 AM EDT Clinical trials to explore the use of universal artificial blood are underway in Japan after initial volunteer doses began in March. The research, led by Professor Hiromi Sakai’s laboratory, plans to assess artificial blood, usable for all blood types and storable for …

Creepy ‘ghost lanterns’ in South Carolina are not what they seem, study suggests

By Pandora Dewan published February 15, 2025 https://www.livescience.com/ The Summerville ghost lanterns have mystified locals for generations. But geologists may have finally cracked the case. Summerville, South Carolina, has been haunted by mysterious “ghost lanterns” for decades. Now, a scientist thinks she’s finally worked out what the floating orbs are: Turns out, they could be linked to tiny earthquakes. …

Worlds of Fire: What Molten Exoplanets Teach Us About Planet Formation

SETI Live recently hosted York University planetary scientist Dr. Charles-Édouard Boukaré, whose latest research examines molten rocky exoplanets that orbit so close to their stars that their surfaces remain at temperatures hot enough to keep rock in a liquid state. These so-called lava planets reach surface temperatures of 2,000 to 4,000 Kelvin (3140–6740°F), hot enough to …

One of the largest searches for alien life started 30 years ago. Its legacy lives on today

In February 1995, a small research organisation known as the SETI Institute launched what was then the most comprehensive search for an answer to a centuries-old question: are we alone in the universe? This Sunday marks the 30th anniversary of the first astronomical observations conducted for the search, named Project Phoenix. These observations were done at …

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