These Are the Top 5 Places and Times Humanity is Likely to Discover Extraterrestrial Life
Here are the Top Five places humanity is most likely to find signs of extraterrestrial life and when those discoveries could take place.
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What went wrong on Mars? Life is Hard Work, But Luck Helps
It is often said that “life was better in the good old days.” Avi Loeb explains why this definitely holds true for Mars.
Analysis Increases Chances of Discovering Extraterrestrial Life in the Oceans of Enceladus
New research on Saturn’s moon Enceladus shows there is a good chance that life may exist in its subsurface oceans.
New Abiogenesis Theory Challenges This Widely-Accepted Argument About Alien Life On Earthlike Planets
Life on Earthlike planets could be more likely than one popular argument supposes, according to a theory outlined in a recent science paper.
Star Trek-Style Biofinder Could Be a Secret Weapon in the Search for ET
Researchers say their newly developed "Biofinder" tool could help astrobiologists in the search for extraterrestrial life.
Astronomers Just Discovered a Pair of New Potentially Habitable Planets
Scientists from the University of Birmingham say they have discovered a pair of potentially habitable planets outside of our solar system.
Habitable Zone Super-Earth Found Just 37 Light Years Away
Japanese researchers say they have spotted a “super-earth” exoplanet orbiting within the star's habitable zone a mere 37 light years away.
Complex Organic Molecules Found within Planetary Disc
Discovery Will Help the Search for Extraterrestrial Life
Discovery Will Help the Search for Extraterrestrial Life
Astronomers have detected the complex organic molecules dimethyl ether and methyl formate within a star’s planetary-forming disc.
Are Earthlike Planets Plentiful Throughout the Milky Way?
Earthlike planets, which might have features like continents and liquid water on their surface, may be plentiful across the Milky Way galaxy.
Are Plumes on Enceladus from Underground Oceans?
Plumes of steam that erupt from the surface of Saturn’s icy moon Enceladus may not actually prove the...
Life on Venus: The Potential Habitability of Venusian Clouds
A chemical model of the atmosphere of Venus suggests some forms of life could potentially live in our neighbor planet's clouds.
Venus Phosphine Signal Confirmed by Original Team
A year after the discovery of phosphine gas in the atmosphere of Venus, a signal many believe could...
Europa Becomes Next Target in NASA’s Hunt for Life
NASA’s hunt for extraterrestrial life has a new target, Jupiter’s icy moon Europa. According to researchers involved, a...
TRAPPIST-1 Exoplnets’ Orbital Harmony May Aid Habitability
The orbital harmony of the seven exoplanets spotted in the TRAPPIST-1 star system may indicate that they endured...
New Telescope to Search Alpha Centauri for ET’s Home
A new telescope will search Alpha Centauri, Earth’s closest stellar neighbor, for planets capable of supporting extraterrestrial life
“Critical to Life” Signs of Water Found in Distant Galaxy
Researchers studying the galaxy SPT0311-58, which is over 12.8 billion light years away, say they have found signs...
Scientists Successfully Measure Exoplanet’s Atmosphere
First of it Kind Detection Seen as a Key Milestone in Search for Extraterrestrial Life
First of it Kind Detection Seen as a Key Milestone in Search for Extraterrestrial Life
Using the Gemini South Telescope in Chile, an international team of scientists have successfully analyzed the chemical makeup...
The Top 5 Places In Our Solar System Astrobiologists Say Aliens Would Be Hiding Their Technology
A top 5 list of where scientists think I can find my hot alien boyfriend, or where alien technosignatures may be hiding in our solar system.
Scientists Found “Complex Organic Matter” in Our Solar System, And It Shouldn’t Be There
Scientists found something weird in the inner solar system; a pair of dark red rocks seemingly covered in complex organic material.
Dwarf Planet Ceres A Possible Candidate For Extraterrestrial Life
New data indicates that Ceres may be an ocean world, and other recent discoveries suggests that water may be common in our solar system.
SETI Astronomer Bets You a Cup of Coffee that We Find Aliens by 2036
Seth Shostak gives an update on SETI's current hunt for extraterrestrial intelligence.
Seth Shostak gives an update on SETI's current hunt for extraterrestrial intelligence.
Seth Shostak says the betting odds are in his favor.