NASA Funds Next Phase of Exoplanet Hunting Starshade Christopher Plain·March 17, 2022NASA’s Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program has granted new funding to develop a working orbital starshade.
Tatooine-Like Exoplanet Confirmed Discovery Expected to Aid the Search for Extraterrestrial Life Christopher Plain·February 25, 2022Astronomers have confirmed an exoplanet orbiting two suns similar to Luke Skywalker’s fictional home Tatooine in the 1977 movie Star Wars.
Most Rocky Exoplanets are Probably Nothing Like Earth But They Are Still the Best Places to Search for Extraterrestrial Life Christopher Plain·November 22, 2021Rocky exoplanets are widely considered the best places to search for extraterrestrial life. However, a first of its...
