Berkeley SETI Research Center

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.

UC Berkeley astronomers have detected 15 fast, high-energy radio bursts from a mysterious source across the universe.