RSS feed: News from the National Archives (U.S.): News from the National Archives (U.S.):

  • Free and Independent: Special Major Exhibition Opens as a “Celebration of the Declaration” 2026-04-27
  • "Freedom Plane National Tour" takes flight 2026-03-02
  • Immersive New Museum Opens at National Archives in Washington, DC 2025-11-21
  • All New National Archives Museum to Open on October 23, 2025 2025-06-06

SETI @ Home ends after 21 years of research


Since May 1999, people around the world have participated in Seti@home. According to Seti@home’s page, it is an Internet-based public volunteer computing project employing the BOINC software platform created by the Berkeley SETI Research Center and is hosted by the Space Sciences Laboratory at the University of California, Berkeley.

I was a member of the Seti@home community from 2006 until the program ended on March 31, 2020.

 

RSS feed: News from the European Space Agency (ESA): News from the European Space Agency (ESA):

  • Ghostly Cat’s Head Nebula lurks within sight of Hubble and Webb 2026-10-29
    The NASA/ESA Hubble and the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescopes recently stared at an eerie star-forming scene within the Carina Nebula, a massive gas and dust cloud located approximately 7500 light-years away from Earth. The two telescopes offer complementary views of the shadowy form, nicknamed the Cat’s Head Nebula, which reflects the 'magical'' process of […]
  • First light: Hera resolves two asteroids instead of one 2026-10-27
    The European Space Agency’s Hera spacecraft for planetary defence has resolved its two target asteroids separately for the very first time, revealing the binary nature of the Didymos system, currently some 197 million km away from Earth.
  • ESA procures four new Galileo Second Generation satellites 2026-10-27
    The European Space Agency (ESA) has extended ongoing contracts to build four additional Galileo Second Generation (G2) satellites, ensuring the long-term continuity of the constellation and supporting the rollout of new services. With this procurement, the Galileo Second Generation fleet grows to 16 satellites.
  • Ice mission CRISTAL opens its wings 2026-10-26
    With its solar arrays integrated and key qualification reviews under way, Europe’s new ice-monitoring satellite, CRISTAL, is moving from assembly into the demanding testing phase that will demonstrate its readiness for the rigours of launch and life in orbit.