Astonishingly, we can identify molecules present in the atmospheres of exoplanets.
Exoplanets like Earth have been discovered but not all Earth-like planets are equal when it comes to alien life.
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One hundred twenty light-years from us, there is an exoplanet that can potentially host life. It's called K2-18b, and it's ...
On Earth, deep-sea vents may have given rise to the planet’s first life. But nothing of the sort seems to be happening at the ...
If someone tried to put a price tag on Earth, what would that number even be based on? Land, oceans, ecosystems, raw ...
For decades, astronomers have chased fleeting hints that something alive might be lurking beyond Earth, only to watch each ...
Scientists have recently discovered that Saturn's largest moon, Titan, might have an icy, slushy interior, instead of liquid as was previously concluded.
The sheer scale of Carrazco-Gaxiola’s survey, titled “An All-Sky Spectroscopic Reconnaissance of More Than 2,100 K Dwarfs Within 40 Parsecs Using High-Resolution Spectra,” is what sets it apart.
We recently discussed the different types of worlds that the Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO) is expected to find that ...
There is currently no proof that the universe is home to other intelligent life forms aside from the ones that inhabit Earth, and evidence to the contrary ...