dan werthimer

Devoted parents and cherished friends were among the 35 people who died from COVID-19 in Berkeley over the course of the pandemic. Some were pioneers in their respective fields, and others were passionate social workers with bright futures ahead of them.

UC Berkeley professor emeritus of astronomy Stuart Bowyer, who died Sept. 23, will be remembered for his contributions to the field of X-ray astronomy and his pioneering observations in extreme ultraviolet wavelengths, or EUV.

Researchers from four universities are building fly’s-eye observatories to determine if other advanced civilizations are trying to communicate through laser blasts.

NASA has partnered with UC Berkeley to expand its search for the ninth planet, and together they are offering the public the opportunity to help find it.

Searching for evidence of extraterrestrial life, UC Berkeley’s Breakthrough Listen Project began using the Green Bank radio telescope Wednesday night to collect data on an anomalous star.

Millions in new funding will support the scanning of the stars for signs of intelligent extraterrestrial life after a large donation announced this week.

Bay Area astronomers discussed the extraterrestrial life and intelligent civilizations on other planets, or possibly other galaxies, before the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday.

The SETI organization at Berkeley is currently the largest program that searches for intelligent extraterrestrial life in the universe and is composed of some of the nation's most renowned professors and researchers.