Is methane the key to finding life on other worlds?
How would detecting methane help astronomers identify if exoplanets, or even exomoons, have life as we know it, or even as we don't know it? This is what a recent study published in The Astronomical ...
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Explosive red dwarf stars could harm chances for alien life on nearby planets
Explore the impact of stellar flares on the potential for alien life. Discover how higher levels of UV radiation can both ...
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Earth-Size Planet Found In TOI 700 System's Habitable Zone
NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) has been used to discover Earth-size planet TOI 700 e. It is "orbiting within the habitable zone of its star – the range of distances where liquid ...
Researchers confirm an exoplanet potentially capable of sustaining life
An international team has confirmed the discovery of a super-Earth orbiting in the habitable zone of a nearby sun-like star.
NASA’s New, $4 Billion Space Telescope Will Unravel a Great Cosmic Mystery
“We [will be able to] move quickly and map out very large areas of the sky,” adds Josh Schlieder, the telescope’s wide-field ...
X-Ray Echoes Unveil the Hidden 3D Landscape of Our Galaxy’s Heart
Scientists have created the first-ever 3D maps of star-forming molecular clouds near the Milky Way's supermassive black hole, ...