Extraterrestrial Nightlife

Explore the mysteries beyond our solar system with a night dedicated to the search for extraterrestrials. Join experts from the NASA Ames Research Center in Mountain View for fascinating talks on exoplanets and life beyond Earth.

Meet members of the Kepler, K2, and TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) missions and learn how coronagraph telescopes help them capture images of exoplanets.

Travel back through time and space with VR experiences presented by Underground Engine, a collective of artists, scientists, and technologists. Meet researchers from the UC Berkeley SETI Research Center and METI who are actively leading the search for extraterrestrial intelligence with interstellar communications and messaging.

No space-themed NightLife would be complete without a visit to the planetarium, where you’ll catch an extra-special screening of “Waiting for Contact,” a live planetarium show exploring the what-ifs of finding extraterrestrial life.