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We are an international community engaged in building a sustainable future and nurturing scientific interest among the public. Our mission is to explore life as a universal phenomenon and empower the next generation of scientists.
Research from Alex Ellery at Carleton University suggests self-replicating probes from advanced civilizations may have already visited our solar system (and some could still be operating here)!
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Self-Replicating Probes Could be Operating Right now in the Solar System. Here's How We Could Look for Them
A new study proposes how we could look for signs of self-replicating (Von Neumann) probes that would prove that the Solar System has been explored by an advanced extraterrestrial intelligence (ETI).
www.universetoday.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Research from Alex Ellery at Carleton University suggests self-replicating probes from advanced civilizations may have already visited our solar system (and some could still be operating here)!
www.universetoday.com/articles/sel...
www.universetoday.com/articles/sel...
Jason Wright, of PennState, has a fantastic article out addressing the claimed "anomalies" about the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS.
sites.psu.edu/astrowright/...
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Loeb’s 3I/ATLAS “Anomalies” Explained
Avi Loeb continues to claim that 3I/ATLAS has many anomalous behaviors that lead to the conclusion that it “might” be an alien spacecraft. He carefully hedges the probability that it is a spacecraft…
sites.psu.edu
November 13, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Jason Wright, of PennState, has a fantastic article out addressing the claimed "anomalies" about the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS.
sites.psu.edu/astrowright/...
sites.psu.edu/astrowright/...
The Beyond Earth Institute is leading the panel "In Dialog with The Space Evangelists" on Wednesday, Nov. 19th. More info here!
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Select tickets – In Dialog with The Space Evangelists – Zoom
In Dialog with The Space Evangelists – Zoom, Wed Nov 19, 2025 - In this special program, Beyond Earth President Steve Wolfe invites some of his space evangelist friends to join in a dialog on…
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November 13, 2025 at 4:40 AM
The Beyond Earth Institute is leading the panel "In Dialog with The Space Evangelists" on Wednesday, Nov. 19th. More info here!
www.tickettailor.com/events/beyon...
www.tickettailor.com/events/beyon...
Check out this line-up of plenary speakers for the Ocean Sciences Meeting (OSM) taking place in Scotland in February of 2026!
Britney Schmidt in particular is one of our favorites 🚀
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Britney Schmidt in particular is one of our favorites 🚀
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Schedule | Ocean Sciences Meeting 2026
The #OSM26 schedule at a glance, available session formats, keynote and plenary speakers, special events, and more will be highlighted here. Please check back regularly for more details and updates.
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November 13, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Check out this line-up of plenary speakers for the Ocean Sciences Meeting (OSM) taking place in Scotland in February of 2026!
Britney Schmidt in particular is one of our favorites 🚀
www.agu.org/ocean-scienc...
Britney Schmidt in particular is one of our favorites 🚀
www.agu.org/ocean-scienc...
Someday in the future, we may choose to alter ourselves, through genetic engineering and medicine and/or mergers with our technologies, such that we are better equipped to settle on other worlds.
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Will we radically alter the human condition to explore space? - Blue Marble Space Institute of Science
By Graham Lau, Senior Research Investigator at BMSISOriginally published at The Cosmobiologist. In 1960, Manfred Clynes and Nathan Kline introduced the term “cyborg” in their article “Cyborgs and…
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November 12, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Someday in the future, we may choose to alter ourselves, through genetic engineering and medicine and/or mergers with our technologies, such that we are better equipped to settle on other worlds.
bmsis.org/will-we-radi...
bmsis.org/will-we-radi...
Our newest article on SAGANet from Catherine Maggiori is an exploration of the new paper out by Nozair Khawaja and team on the analysis of ejected ice grains from Enceladus.
www.saganet.org/articles/cas...
www.saganet.org/articles/cas...
Cassini data reveals new information on Enceladus’ ice grain composition — SAGANet
In this article, we talk about new interpretations of Cassini data, revealing that freshly ejected Enceladus ice grains contain a variety of organic compounds.
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November 12, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Our newest article on SAGANet from Catherine Maggiori is an exploration of the new paper out by Nozair Khawaja and team on the analysis of ejected ice grains from Enceladus.
www.saganet.org/articles/cas...
www.saganet.org/articles/cas...
New research suggests the universe’s expansion isn’t accelerating after all, and it may actually be slowing down.
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Universe's expansion 'is now slowing, not speeding up'
The universe's expansion may actually have started to slow rather than accelerating at an ever-increasing rate as previously thought, a new study suggests. "Remarkab...
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November 8, 2025 at 2:39 AM
New research suggests the universe’s expansion isn’t accelerating after all, and it may actually be slowing down.
ras.ac.uk/news-and-pre...
ras.ac.uk/news-and-pre...
A world in a nearby star system may be a cool place to look for possible signs of life on a super Earth around a red dwarf star (assuming life could be possible there).
www.space.com/astronomy/ex...
www.space.com/astronomy/ex...
Super-Earth less than 20 light-years away is an exciting lead in the search for life
The newly discovered world is called GJ 251c and it is a super-Earth orbiting a red dwarf star less than 20 light-years away.
www.space.com
October 28, 2025 at 2:34 AM
A world in a nearby star system may be a cool place to look for possible signs of life on a super Earth around a red dwarf star (assuming life could be possible there).
www.space.com/astronomy/ex...
www.space.com/astronomy/ex...
A world in a nearby star system may be a cool place to look for possible signs of life on a super Earth around a red dwarf star (assuming life could be possible there).
www.space.com/astronomy/ex...
www.space.com/astronomy/ex...
Super-Earth less than 20 light-years away is an exciting lead in the search for life
The newly discovered world is called GJ 251c and it is a super-Earth orbiting a red dwarf star less than 20 light-years away.
www.space.com
October 28, 2025 at 12:08 AM
A world in a nearby star system may be a cool place to look for possible signs of life on a super Earth around a red dwarf star (assuming life could be possible there).
www.space.com/astronomy/ex...
www.space.com/astronomy/ex...
The Wisconsin Center for Origins Research (WiCOR) seeks a postdoctoral fellow to participate in Center research in any discipline related to our two main research questions.
All application materials should be sent as a single PDF to wicor@wisc.edu.
All application materials should be sent as a single PDF to wicor@wisc.edu.
Wisconsin Center for Origins Research
Some questions are as old as time. They come to us when we gaze at the night sky, watching the stars, the planets, our galaxy, and the countless other worlds that fill our Cosmos: Are we alone? Where…
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October 24, 2025 at 12:42 AM
The Wisconsin Center for Origins Research (WiCOR) seeks a postdoctoral fellow to participate in Center research in any discipline related to our two main research questions.
All application materials should be sent as a single PDF to wicor@wisc.edu.
All application materials should be sent as a single PDF to wicor@wisc.edu.
BMSIS scientist, Dr. Carl Pilcher, will be delivering the following talk on 3 November:
Reality is Not What it Seems: A Scientist’s Journey to the Intersection of Buddhism and Modern Science.
Join in for this talk at the Science Buzz Café in Sebastopol, California.
www.sciencebuzzcafe.org
Reality is Not What it Seems: A Scientist’s Journey to the Intersection of Buddhism and Modern Science.
Join in for this talk at the Science Buzz Café in Sebastopol, California.
www.sciencebuzzcafe.org
Science Buzz Cafe |
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October 21, 2025 at 12:08 AM
BMSIS scientist, Dr. Carl Pilcher, will be delivering the following talk on 3 November:
Reality is Not What it Seems: A Scientist’s Journey to the Intersection of Buddhism and Modern Science.
Join in for this talk at the Science Buzz Café in Sebastopol, California.
www.sciencebuzzcafe.org
Reality is Not What it Seems: A Scientist’s Journey to the Intersection of Buddhism and Modern Science.
Join in for this talk at the Science Buzz Café in Sebastopol, California.
www.sciencebuzzcafe.org
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Astronomers surveyed stars in the Milky Way Galaxy and compared them to a complicated multi-body simulation to see how they might be ejected from the galaxy's center.
#SciComm #SciNews
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#SciComm #SciNews
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How often are stars flung out of the center of the Galaxy? – Sciworthy
Researchers surveyed stars in the Milky Way Galaxy and found they’re only rarely ejected from the Galaxy's center.
sciworthy.com
October 20, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Astronomers surveyed stars in the Milky Way Galaxy and compared them to a complicated multi-body simulation to see how they might be ejected from the galaxy's center.
#SciComm #SciNews
sciworthy.com/are-stars-fl...
#SciComm #SciNews
sciworthy.com/are-stars-fl...
Adam Nawal has joined us as a Visiting Scholar. He is a graduate of the Space Studies MSS program at the International Space University in Strasbourg, France. His research interests include astrobiology, planetary science, and biosignatures, and he looks forward to contributing to the field.
October 19, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Adam Nawal has joined us as a Visiting Scholar. He is a graduate of the Space Studies MSS program at the International Space University in Strasbourg, France. His research interests include astrobiology, planetary science, and biosignatures, and he looks forward to contributing to the field.
Lucia Valenzuela has joined us as a Visiting Scholar. She is an astrophysics student who interned at the Instituto Geográfico Militar, where she assisted with space policy. Her research focuses on satellite development and the creation of biohabitats for Mars and the Moon.
October 18, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Lucia Valenzuela has joined us as a Visiting Scholar. She is an astrophysics student who interned at the Instituto Geográfico Militar, where she assisted with space policy. Her research focuses on satellite development and the creation of biohabitats for Mars and the Moon.
Sarah Marks has joined us as a Visiting Scholar. Sarah is an agricultural engineer with a diverse range of interests ranging from water to microcontrollers.
In the BMSIS Young Scientist Program, Sarah developed a prototype of a simple sensor that tracks temperature, humidity, and bees entering hive
In the BMSIS Young Scientist Program, Sarah developed a prototype of a simple sensor that tracks temperature, humidity, and bees entering hive
October 18, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Sarah Marks has joined us as a Visiting Scholar. Sarah is an agricultural engineer with a diverse range of interests ranging from water to microcontrollers.
In the BMSIS Young Scientist Program, Sarah developed a prototype of a simple sensor that tracks temperature, humidity, and bees entering hive
In the BMSIS Young Scientist Program, Sarah developed a prototype of a simple sensor that tracks temperature, humidity, and bees entering hive
João Fontanezi has joined us as a Visiting Scholar. He is currently pursuing a Bachelor's Degree in Information Systems and works as a Business Analyst Intern at Amazon and Software Developer at Science Voices.
October 18, 2025 at 11:19 AM
João Fontanezi has joined us as a Visiting Scholar. He is currently pursuing a Bachelor's Degree in Information Systems and works as a Business Analyst Intern at Amazon and Software Developer at Science Voices.
Enrico Aranha has joined BMSIS as a Visiting Scholar.
At BMSIS, he is developing the Adopt A Bee app, which raises funds to support local communities in Brazil while fostering sustainable relationships with the environment.
At BMSIS, he is developing the Adopt A Bee app, which raises funds to support local communities in Brazil while fostering sustainable relationships with the environment.
October 18, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Enrico Aranha has joined BMSIS as a Visiting Scholar.
At BMSIS, he is developing the Adopt A Bee app, which raises funds to support local communities in Brazil while fostering sustainable relationships with the environment.
At BMSIS, he is developing the Adopt A Bee app, which raises funds to support local communities in Brazil while fostering sustainable relationships with the environment.
Dr. Garrett Roberts Kingman has now joined BMSIS as an Affiliate Research Scientist.
Garrett is interested in evolutionary genetics, the molecular mechanisms underlying adaptation to environmental challenges, and the use of synthetic biology to solve broader problems.
Garrett is interested in evolutionary genetics, the molecular mechanisms underlying adaptation to environmental challenges, and the use of synthetic biology to solve broader problems.
October 18, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Dr. Garrett Roberts Kingman has now joined BMSIS as an Affiliate Research Scientist.
Garrett is interested in evolutionary genetics, the molecular mechanisms underlying adaptation to environmental challenges, and the use of synthetic biology to solve broader problems.
Garrett is interested in evolutionary genetics, the molecular mechanisms underlying adaptation to environmental challenges, and the use of synthetic biology to solve broader problems.
This is the oldest example of a direct pollination relationship observed between any two species!
www.sciencenews.org/article/anci...
www.sciencenews.org/article/anci...
These ancient bumblebees were found with their pollen source
Insects have long pollinated plants, but evidence of ancient pairing is rare. Fossils now show bees and linden trees goes back 24 million years.
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October 17, 2025 at 11:19 AM
This is the oldest example of a direct pollination relationship observed between any two species!
www.sciencenews.org/article/anci...
www.sciencenews.org/article/anci...
AtmosZero is a Colorado-based company working to de-carbonize steam production. Will it work?
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Inside the Colorado factory where AtmosZero is electrifying steam
Many facilities need steam, but making it is CO2-intensive. AtmosZero is working to scale production of its heat-pump boiler to help decarbonize…
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October 17, 2025 at 1:11 AM
AtmosZero is a Colorado-based company working to de-carbonize steam production. Will it work?
www.canarymedia.com/articles/hea...
www.canarymedia.com/articles/hea...
At A History of Stones, Dr. Kathy Campbell writes occasionally about her work in geology and planetary science.
We recommend checking it out!
www.stonehistorian.space
We recommend checking it out!
www.stonehistorian.space
A History of Stones
www.stonehistorian.space
October 17, 2025 at 12:42 AM
At A History of Stones, Dr. Kathy Campbell writes occasionally about her work in geology and planetary science.
We recommend checking it out!
www.stonehistorian.space
We recommend checking it out!
www.stonehistorian.space
One more day to submit abstracts for the IAU symposium on Advancing the Search for Technosignatures.
The meeting will take place 206 March of 2026. Submit your abstracts now!
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The meeting will take place 206 March of 2026. Submit your abstracts now!
iaus404.bmsis.org
October 16, 2025 at 4:27 PM
One more day to submit abstracts for the IAU symposium on Advancing the Search for Technosignatures.
The meeting will take place 206 March of 2026. Submit your abstracts now!
iaus404.bmsis.org
The meeting will take place 206 March of 2026. Submit your abstracts now!
iaus404.bmsis.org