SETI Post-Detection Hub
@setihub.bsky.social
Interdisciplinary research network at the University of St Andrews seti.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk
Connecting science, policy, and society to prepare for the discovery of life beyond Earth
@seti_hub at the other place
Connecting science, policy, and society to prepare for the discovery of life beyond Earth
@seti_hub at the other place
❤️ Is emotion part of intelligence?
Feelings influence how minds learn and respond to their surroundings.
💭 If emotions help organisms navigate complex environments on Earth, could something similar appear wherever intelligence evolves? What would an intelligent mind without emotion be like?
Feelings influence how minds learn and respond to their surroundings.
💭 If emotions help organisms navigate complex environments on Earth, could something similar appear wherever intelligence evolves? What would an intelligent mind without emotion be like?
November 5, 2025 at 11:50 AM
❤️ Is emotion part of intelligence?
Feelings influence how minds learn and respond to their surroundings.
💭 If emotions help organisms navigate complex environments on Earth, could something similar appear wherever intelligence evolves? What would an intelligent mind without emotion be like?
Feelings influence how minds learn and respond to their surroundings.
💭 If emotions help organisms navigate complex environments on Earth, could something similar appear wherever intelligence evolves? What would an intelligent mind without emotion be like?
🌿 Does intelligence depend on environment?
Life’s surroundings shape how intelligence could form & function. On Earth, in alien worlds, or digital realms, each environment offers unique limits & possibilities.
💬 What kinds of environments do you think could create minds entirely unlike our own?
Life’s surroundings shape how intelligence could form & function. On Earth, in alien worlds, or digital realms, each environment offers unique limits & possibilities.
💬 What kinds of environments do you think could create minds entirely unlike our own?
October 22, 2025 at 2:07 PM
🌿 Does intelligence depend on environment?
Life’s surroundings shape how intelligence could form & function. On Earth, in alien worlds, or digital realms, each environment offers unique limits & possibilities.
💬 What kinds of environments do you think could create minds entirely unlike our own?
Life’s surroundings shape how intelligence could form & function. On Earth, in alien worlds, or digital realms, each environment offers unique limits & possibilities.
💬 What kinds of environments do you think could create minds entirely unlike our own?
🎨 Is intelligence tied to creativity?
Some argue that the ability to generate new ideas, imagine alternatives, or innovate solutions is a core feature of intelligence. Others see creativity as valuable, but not required for an entity to be considered intelligent.
💭 What's your take?
#Intelligence
Some argue that the ability to generate new ideas, imagine alternatives, or innovate solutions is a core feature of intelligence. Others see creativity as valuable, but not required for an entity to be considered intelligent.
💭 What's your take?
#Intelligence
September 24, 2025 at 4:25 PM
🎨 Is intelligence tied to creativity?
Some argue that the ability to generate new ideas, imagine alternatives, or innovate solutions is a core feature of intelligence. Others see creativity as valuable, but not required for an entity to be considered intelligent.
💭 What's your take?
#Intelligence
Some argue that the ability to generate new ideas, imagine alternatives, or innovate solutions is a core feature of intelligence. Others see creativity as valuable, but not required for an entity to be considered intelligent.
💭 What's your take?
#Intelligence
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#ICYMI: Are we close to discovering life beyond Earth? Dr. Martin Dominik isn't certain, but he thinks we should be prepared to handle the consequences of finding that life. He spoke with Dr. Franck Marchis in this week's #SETILive. Watch the full interview: youtube.com/live/cULB0k2... 🧪 🔭
September 20, 2025 at 9:01 PM
#ICYMI: Are we close to discovering life beyond Earth? Dr. Martin Dominik isn't certain, but he thinks we should be prepared to handle the consequences of finding that life. He spoke with Dr. Franck Marchis in this week's #SETILive. Watch the full interview: youtube.com/live/cULB0k2... 🧪 🔭
🌍 How do you think the world would react if there was a confirmed discovery of extraterrestrial intelligence?
Would it bring unity or fear? Would the impact last or slowly fade away? Would it change anything if the discovery was within our own Solar System?
👇 Reply and let us know your thoughts!
Would it bring unity or fear? Would the impact last or slowly fade away? Would it change anything if the discovery was within our own Solar System?
👇 Reply and let us know your thoughts!
September 22, 2025 at 1:15 PM
🌍 How do you think the world would react if there was a confirmed discovery of extraterrestrial intelligence?
Would it bring unity or fear? Would the impact last or slowly fade away? Would it change anything if the discovery was within our own Solar System?
👇 Reply and let us know your thoughts!
Would it bring unity or fear? Would the impact last or slowly fade away? Would it change anything if the discovery was within our own Solar System?
👇 Reply and let us know your thoughts!
What happens after we discover life beyond Earth?
Today Martin Dominik is speaking with the SETI Institute’s Franck Marchis about our paper on post-detection futures.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cULB...
Live in 3 hours
#SETI #PostDetection #astronomy #astrobiology #technosignatures #space #science
Today Martin Dominik is speaking with the SETI Institute’s Franck Marchis about our paper on post-detection futures.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cULB...
Live in 3 hours
#SETI #PostDetection #astronomy #astrobiology #technosignatures #space #science
When We Find Life: Science, Society, and Survival
YouTube video by SETI Institute
www.youtube.com
September 18, 2025 at 3:29 PM
What happens after we discover life beyond Earth?
Today Martin Dominik is speaking with the SETI Institute’s Franck Marchis about our paper on post-detection futures.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cULB...
Live in 3 hours
#SETI #PostDetection #astronomy #astrobiology #technosignatures #space #science
Today Martin Dominik is speaking with the SETI Institute’s Franck Marchis about our paper on post-detection futures.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cULB...
Live in 3 hours
#SETI #PostDetection #astronomy #astrobiology #technosignatures #space #science
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Today's discovery of signs of past life on Mars is a legacy of President Obama's NASA direction from 2011-2015 to get the Mars program back on track.
Earlier this year, President Trump cut NASA's 2026 science budget by 47%.
Earlier this year, President Trump cut NASA's 2026 science budget by 47%.
Unusual compounds in rocks on Mars may be sign of ancient microbial life
Unusual compounds in rocks on Mars may be sign of ancient microbial life
Surface spots and nodules on rocks in ancient river valley are described in new study as ‘potential biosignatures’
Unusual features found in rocks on Mars may be the handiwork of ancient microbial life that eked out an existence on the red planet billions of years ago.
The rocks were spotted by Nasa’s Perseverance rover as it trundled along Neretva Vallis, an ancient river valley that was carved into the landscape by water flowing into the Jezero crater in the planet’s distant past. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
September 10, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Today's discovery of signs of past life on Mars is a legacy of President Obama's NASA direction from 2011-2015 to get the Mars program back on track.
Earlier this year, President Trump cut NASA's 2026 science budget by 47%.
Earlier this year, President Trump cut NASA's 2026 science budget by 47%.
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The Perseverance rover on Mars has observed unusual minerals associated with organic matter — raising questions about the geochemistry of ancient Mars.
go.nature.com/469V1nr
go.nature.com/469V1nr
Mystery Martian minerals hint at the planet’s complex geochemical past
The Perseverance rover on Mars has observed unusual minerals associated with organic matter — raising questions about the geochemistry of ancient Mars.
go.nature.com
September 10, 2025 at 3:35 PM
The Perseverance rover on Mars has observed unusual minerals associated with organic matter — raising questions about the geochemistry of ancient Mars.
go.nature.com/469V1nr
go.nature.com/469V1nr
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A Mars sample collected in 2024 may be “the closest we’ve actually come to discovering ancient life on Mars,” according to NASA officials 🧪
eos.org/research-and...
eos.org/research-and...
Perseverance Sample Shows Evidence of Ancient Martian Microbial Metabolisms - Eos
A sample collected in July 2024 by NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover may be “the closest we've actually come to discovering ancient life on Mars,” according to Nicky Fox, the science head of NASA.
eos.org
September 10, 2025 at 5:55 PM
A Mars sample collected in 2024 may be “the closest we’ve actually come to discovering ancient life on Mars,” according to NASA officials 🧪
eos.org/research-and...
eos.org/research-and...
We (The Hub) have made it as part of an exhibit at the Natural History Museum "Could Life Exist Beyond Earth" - exhibition display just seen by one of my colleagues at the SETI Post-Detection Hub . The word is spreading. 👽
August 18, 2025 at 10:06 AM
We (The Hub) have made it as part of an exhibit at the Natural History Museum "Could Life Exist Beyond Earth" - exhibition display just seen by one of my colleagues at the SETI Post-Detection Hub . The word is spreading. 👽
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SETI Post-Detection Futures: Directions for Technosignature Research and Readiness
astrobiology.com/2025/07/seti... #astrobiology #SETI #astronomy
astrobiology.com/2025/07/seti... #astrobiology #SETI #astronomy
SETI Post-Detection Futures: Directions for Technosignature Research and Readiness - Astrobiology
This white paper highlights the work that is needed to anticipate the challenges and societal impacts of a possible technosignature detection.
astrobiology.com
July 18, 2025 at 6:11 PM
SETI Post-Detection Futures: Directions for Technosignature Research and Readiness
astrobiology.com/2025/07/seti... #astrobiology #SETI #astronomy
astrobiology.com/2025/07/seti... #astrobiology #SETI #astronomy
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Happy birthday, Vera Rubin! 🥳✨
What better way to celebrate than with NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory's view of galaxies SHE studied?
NGC 4343, 4526, 4535, and 4378 are just a few gems from our Cosmic Treasure Chest. Explore them and more at skyviewer.app 🔭🧪
What better way to celebrate than with NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory's view of galaxies SHE studied?
NGC 4343, 4526, 4535, and 4378 are just a few gems from our Cosmic Treasure Chest. Explore them and more at skyviewer.app 🔭🧪
July 23, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Happy birthday, Vera Rubin! 🥳✨
What better way to celebrate than with NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory's view of galaxies SHE studied?
NGC 4343, 4526, 4535, and 4378 are just a few gems from our Cosmic Treasure Chest. Explore them and more at skyviewer.app 🔭🧪
What better way to celebrate than with NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory's view of galaxies SHE studied?
NGC 4343, 4526, 4535, and 4378 are just a few gems from our Cosmic Treasure Chest. Explore them and more at skyviewer.app 🔭🧪
The SETI Post-Detection Hub’s NASA DARES White Paper is featured on @universetoday.com. Written by 14 members on behalf of the Hub, it outlines 6 key areas for growing readiness for the discovery of life beyond Earth.
www.universetoday.com/articles/sci...
#SETI #Readiness #Astrobiology #NASADARES
www.universetoday.com/articles/sci...
#SETI #Readiness #Astrobiology #NASADARES
Scientists are Planning for Life After Finding Aliens
Just imagine it, the news stories are all over your phone when you wake! The day will surely come that we will discover that we are not alone in the Universe! What happens the day after though? A new ...
www.universetoday.com
July 23, 2025 at 8:33 PM
The SETI Post-Detection Hub’s NASA DARES White Paper is featured on @universetoday.com. Written by 14 members on behalf of the Hub, it outlines 6 key areas for growing readiness for the discovery of life beyond Earth.
www.universetoday.com/articles/sci...
#SETI #Readiness #Astrobiology #NASADARES
www.universetoday.com/articles/sci...
#SETI #Readiness #Astrobiology #NASADARES
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One of the best workshops I’ve ever attended!
Just back from an incredibly interesting and enjoyable weekend at St Andrews (Scotland), where we held our first Workshop for the SETI Post Detection Hub, at the University. Not one PowerPoint slide in evidence and all the better for it - we actually interacted and debated topics. More to come ..
July 11, 2025 at 3:48 PM
One of the best workshops I’ve ever attended!
Just back from an incredibly interesting and enjoyable weekend at St Andrews (Scotland), where we held our first Workshop for the SETI Post Detection Hub, at the University. Not one PowerPoint slide in evidence and all the better for it - we actually interacted and debated topics. More to come ..
July 11, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Just back from an incredibly interesting and enjoyable weekend at St Andrews (Scotland), where we held our first Workshop for the SETI Post Detection Hub, at the University. Not one PowerPoint slide in evidence and all the better for it - we actually interacted and debated topics. More to come ..
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The 2025 UK Space Conference is coming to Manchester on 16 - 17 July!🚀
This exciting event is a unique opportunity to take part in innovative panel sessions and connect with industry leaders. 🤝
Book your place 👉 spaceconference.co.uk/2025/home
Hear from ESA Reserve Astronaut, John McFall. 👇
This exciting event is a unique opportunity to take part in innovative panel sessions and connect with industry leaders. 🤝
Book your place 👉 spaceconference.co.uk/2025/home
Hear from ESA Reserve Astronaut, John McFall. 👇
May 14, 2025 at 1:54 PM
The 2025 UK Space Conference is coming to Manchester on 16 - 17 July!🚀
This exciting event is a unique opportunity to take part in innovative panel sessions and connect with industry leaders. 🤝
Book your place 👉 spaceconference.co.uk/2025/home
Hear from ESA Reserve Astronaut, John McFall. 👇
This exciting event is a unique opportunity to take part in innovative panel sessions and connect with industry leaders. 🤝
Book your place 👉 spaceconference.co.uk/2025/home
Hear from ESA Reserve Astronaut, John McFall. 👇
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Priority registration for the Summer Science Exhibition is now open! Book your free timeslot now and join us from 1-6 July for this mindblowing showcase of cutting-edge science from spider senses to quantum technologies.
Booking recommended but not required.
royalsociety.org/science-even...
Booking recommended but not required.
royalsociety.org/science-even...
May 16, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Priority registration for the Summer Science Exhibition is now open! Book your free timeslot now and join us from 1-6 July for this mindblowing showcase of cutting-edge science from spider senses to quantum technologies.
Booking recommended but not required.
royalsociety.org/science-even...
Booking recommended but not required.
royalsociety.org/science-even...
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NASA-DARES RFI Findings Workshop - A Community Workshop to Shape the Future of NASA’s Astrobiology Strategy
astrobiology.com/2025/05/nasa... #astrobiology
astrobiology.com/2025/05/nasa... #astrobiology
NASA-DARES RFI Findings Workshop - A Community Workshop to Shape the Future of NASA’s Astrobiology Strategy - Astrobiology
The NASA Astrobiology Program invites you to participate in a two-day hybrid workshop
astrobiology.com
May 6, 2025 at 6:04 PM
NASA-DARES RFI Findings Workshop - A Community Workshop to Shape the Future of NASA’s Astrobiology Strategy
astrobiology.com/2025/05/nasa... #astrobiology
astrobiology.com/2025/05/nasa... #astrobiology
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We are excited to announce registration and abstract submission for talks, posters, and breakout sessions are now open for the 2025 SETI Symposium at Penn State, August 18-21, 2025!
sites.psu.edu/setisymposiu...
Please help us spread the word and we hope to see you in State College!
🔭
sites.psu.edu/setisymposiu...
Please help us spread the word and we hope to see you in State College!
🔭
The third SETI Symposium, presented by the Penn State Extraterrestrial Intelligence Center, will be hosted at the Penn Stater Hotel and Convention Center on August 18–21, 2025.
sites.psu.edu
April 11, 2025 at 7:59 PM
We are excited to announce registration and abstract submission for talks, posters, and breakout sessions are now open for the 2025 SETI Symposium at Penn State, August 18-21, 2025!
sites.psu.edu/setisymposiu...
Please help us spread the word and we hope to see you in State College!
🔭
sites.psu.edu/setisymposiu...
Please help us spread the word and we hope to see you in State College!
🔭
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The evidence for biosignatures on K2-18b is flimsy, at best
Last week, Cambridge scientists announced the discovery of DMS and DMDS on K2-18b: what they call a "surefire biosignature."
Now, cut through the hype and get to the truth.
bigthink.com/starts-with-...
#space #astronomy #science
Last week, Cambridge scientists announced the discovery of DMS and DMDS on K2-18b: what they call a "surefire biosignature."
Now, cut through the hype and get to the truth.
bigthink.com/starts-with-...
#space #astronomy #science
The evidence for biosignatures on K2-18b is flimsy, at best
A Cambridge-based team claims to find molecules on an exoplanet that are only produced by life on Earth. Don't fall for the unfounded hype.
bigthink.com
April 22, 2025 at 3:35 PM
The evidence for biosignatures on K2-18b is flimsy, at best
Last week, Cambridge scientists announced the discovery of DMS and DMDS on K2-18b: what they call a "surefire biosignature."
Now, cut through the hype and get to the truth.
bigthink.com/starts-with-...
#space #astronomy #science
Last week, Cambridge scientists announced the discovery of DMS and DMDS on K2-18b: what they call a "surefire biosignature."
Now, cut through the hype and get to the truth.
bigthink.com/starts-with-...
#space #astronomy #science
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My recent talk at the Green Bank Observatory is now online: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oWz...
2025.03.12 - Daniela de Paulis (SETI Institute
YouTube video by Green Bank Observatory
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March 16, 2025 at 6:27 PM
My recent talk at the Green Bank Observatory is now online: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oWz...
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Abstract submissions are open for NAM 2025!
Here's what sessions are on offer as part of our Facility strand!
Submit your abstracts here: conference.astro.dur.ac.uk/event/7/abst...
@royalastrosoc.bsky.social
Here's what sessions are on offer as part of our Facility strand!
Submit your abstracts here: conference.astro.dur.ac.uk/event/7/abst...
@royalastrosoc.bsky.social
March 10, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Abstract submissions are open for NAM 2025!
Here's what sessions are on offer as part of our Facility strand!
Submit your abstracts here: conference.astro.dur.ac.uk/event/7/abst...
@royalastrosoc.bsky.social
Here's what sessions are on offer as part of our Facility strand!
Submit your abstracts here: conference.astro.dur.ac.uk/event/7/abst...
@royalastrosoc.bsky.social
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Lights, camera, action!
The world's largest digital camera has been installed at NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory! 🤩
The LSST Camera was the final major component of the observatory. With it in place, Rubin officially enters its final phase of testing!🔭
🔗: rubinobservatory.org/news/lsst-camera-installed
The world's largest digital camera has been installed at NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory! 🤩
The LSST Camera was the final major component of the observatory. With it in place, Rubin officially enters its final phase of testing!🔭
🔗: rubinobservatory.org/news/lsst-camera-installed
March 12, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Lights, camera, action!
The world's largest digital camera has been installed at NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory! 🤩
The LSST Camera was the final major component of the observatory. With it in place, Rubin officially enters its final phase of testing!🔭
🔗: rubinobservatory.org/news/lsst-camera-installed
The world's largest digital camera has been installed at NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory! 🤩
The LSST Camera was the final major component of the observatory. With it in place, Rubin officially enters its final phase of testing!🔭
🔗: rubinobservatory.org/news/lsst-camera-installed