The Carl Sagan Institute (CSI) was founded to find life in the universe. Based on the pioneering work of Carl Sagan at Cornell, our interdisciplinary team is developing the forensic toolkit to find life in the universe, inside the Solar System and outside of it, on planets and moons orbiting other stars. Recent scientific results show that in our galaxy alone there are billions of planets orbiting other suns. After billions of years of evolution on our own Pale Blue Dot and thousands of years of questioning, we finally have the technology in hand to explore other worlds inside and outside of our solar system. The information generated by the search for signs of life on other worlds also helps us understand and safeguard our own planet - our Pale Blue Dot - better. CSI for the search of life in the universe: CSI explores factors that determine if a planet or moon can host life and how we could find it by bringing together experts from a wide range of disciplines, from sciences, engineering to media who work together with some of the planet's most talented students at the undergraduate, graduate and postdoctoral level. CSI researchers use the latest data from space telescopes, probes to the solar system's diverse worlds, field and satellite data on our home planet, laboratory studies of terrestrial organisms, and modeling of complex processes from the astronomical to the biological to explore these profound questions. And CSI researchers participate in the development of the next generation of space- and Earth-based facilities to probe ever deeper and deeper. CSI also interprets these results for the widest possible audience, sharing the fascination of science with everyone who is interested in where humankind stands in the quest to understand our place in the cosmos. "When Carl Sagan began his career in science the search for life on other worlds was not considered a reputable astronomical pursuit. Carl and a handful of other scientists braved the scorn of many of their colleagues to break that taboo. How I ...
| Website | http://www.carlsaganinstitute.org |
| Revenue | $5 million |
| Employees | View employees |
| Address | 130 E Seneca St Ste 400, Ithaca, New York 14850, US |
| Phone | (607) 255-8478 |
| Fax | (607) 255-6585 |
| Industry | Education General, Education |
| Competitors | Arizona State University, NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Harvard University, The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, European Space Agency - ESA, SETI Institute, The Planetary Society, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Astrobiology Research +34 more (view full list) |
| SIC | SIC Code 873 Companies, SIC Code 87 Companies |
| NAICS | NAICS Code 54172 Companies, NAICS Code 541720 Companies, NAICS Code 541 Companies, NAICS Code 5417 Companies, NAICS Code 54 Companies |
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The Carl Sagan Institute annual revenue was $5 million in 2026.
Carl Sagan Institute is based in Ithaca, New York.
The NAICS codes for Carl Sagan Institute are [54172, 541720, 541, 5417, 54].
The SIC codes for Carl Sagan Institute are [873, 87].
