Astronomers have spotted what they believe to be a rainbow-like phenomenon occurring on a planet outside our solar system for ...
"I think we are just more happy than anything that this latest result adds one more 'yes' for the possibility of life on Venus." If Venus hosts lifeforms in its toxic clouds, they likely won't be ...
Scientists at Cornell University believe the color might be purple, not green, in our search for life in the universe.
A fringe theory called "panspermia" suggests that lifeforms can spread to new planets by hitching rides on meteors. New ...
At a recent workshop, researchers and journalists debated how to announce a potential discovery of extraterrestrial life ...
A new paper suggests that looking for clusters of similar planets could aid in the search for extraterrestrial life as the ...
Exciting rumors have been swirling in the halls of astrobiology. The James Webb Space Telescope, which has been scrutinizing the cosmos in unprecedented detail since its deployment in 2022, has ...
US space scientists unveil Nasa's mission to investigate Jupiter's moon Europa for signs of alien life. The spacecraft Clipper, set for launch in October, aims to study Europa's icy surface and ...
The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. In 2020, scientists detected a gas called phosphine in the atmosphere of an Earth-sized rocky planet. Knowing of no way that ...
A NASA solar sail mission meant to test new space travel materials in Earth's orbit is scheduled to lift off no sooner than April 24, the space agency announced on Thursday (April 11). Named the ...
If Venus hosts lifeforms in its toxic clouds, they likely won't be deprived of amino acids, one of the essential building blocks of life (as we know it). At least, that's what scientists say is ...
If Venus hosts lifeforms in its toxic clouds, they likely won't be deprived of amino acids, one of the essential building blocks of life (as we know it). At least, that's what scientists say is the ...