SETI Institute

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The SETI Institute is a nonprofit research organization dedicated to exploring, understanding, and explaining the origin and nature of life in the universe, including the scientific search for extraterrestrial intelligence.


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instanceOf nonprofit research organization
scientific research institute
collaboratesWith NASA Ames Research Center NERFINISHED
NASA Astrobiology Institute
University of California, Berkeley NERFINISHED
international observatories
country United States
fieldOfWork SETI
astrobiology
astronomy
exoplanet research
instrumentation for radio astronomy
planetary science
science education and outreach
focus distribution of life in the universe
evolution of life
origin of life
search for technosignatures
founded 1984
founder Jill Tarter
Thomas Pierson NERFINISHED
fullName SETI Institute, Inc. NERFINISHED
fundingSource contracts with government agencies
grants
private donations
hasProgram Carl Sagan Center for Research
Center for SETI Research NERFINISHED
Education and Public Outreach programs
SETI Artist in Residence (SETI AIR) program
headquartersLocation Mountain View, California NERFINISHED
legalStatus 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization
locatedIn Silicon Valley
mission to conduct the scientific search for extraterrestrial intelligence
to explore, understand, and explain the origin and nature of life in the universe
name SETI Institute NERFINISHED
notableScientist Frank Drake
Jill Tarter
Nathalie Cabrol
Seth Shostak NERFINISHED
operates Allen Telescope Array
researchArea Earth analog environments
Mars habitability and exploration
biosignatures
exoplanet habitability
icy moons and ocean worlds
optical SETI
planetary protection
radio searches for extraterrestrial signals
technosignatures
website https://www.seti.org/


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