A faint signal from old telescope data is causing a stir in astronomy: a planet barely larger than Earth, with an almost ...
EXPERTS have spotted a potentially habitable new planet that might be “remarkably similar to Earth”. But there is one chilly catch – scientists believe temperatures may below ...
Scientists may need to broaden their horizons in their search for alien life.
Astonishingly, we can identify molecules present in the atmospheres of exoplanets.
The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) focuses on finding technosignatures—potential signs of alien technology. If we look carefully, we might have a chance at detecting their ...
What if alien life on other planets didn’t need liquid water to exist? This is what a recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences hopes to address as a team of ...