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“Holy Grail of Astrobiology”: Breakthrough Discovery Could Finally Solve Mystery of Life on Other Planets

Christopher Plain·September 25, 2023

An exciting new tool that researchers are describing as the "holy grail of astrobiology" may finally answer once and for all if there is life on other planets.

Origin of Life Mystery May Finally Be on the Brink of a Solution Thanks to Electron Transport Chains

Christopher Plain·August 15, 2023

A new method in the search for the origin of life that combines the two most popular but opposing methods involves electron transport chains.

Another Robust Phosphine Signal From the Clouds of Venus Significantly Bolsters Case for Alien Life

Christopher Plain·July 31, 2023

New readings and an evaluation of previous readings have confirmed potential biosignature phosphine in the clouds of Venus.

James Webb Space Telescope Directly Measures Light from Sub-Neptune Exoplanet for the First Time

Christopher Plain·May 11, 2023

For the first time ever, researchers using the James Webb Space Telescope have successfully measured the light coming from a sub-Neptune-sized exoplanet that orbits a star only 40 light years away.

Extrasolar Space Dust Could Contain Signs of Alien Life, New Paper Suggests

Christopher Plain·March 28, 2023

A new paper from the University of Tokyo suggests that astrobiologists could find signs of alien life in particles of space dust that have been ejected from exoplanets and traveled across the vastness of space to reach earth.

Star Trek-Style Biofinder Could Be a Secret Weapon in the Search for ET

Christopher Plain·September 13, 2022

Researchers say their newly developed "Biofinder" tool could help astrobiologists in the search for extraterrestrial life.

Researchers Were Stunned by What They Recently Found Deep Under Antarctica

Christopher Plain·June 22, 2022

Researchers in Antarctica were shocked to find a thriving community of crab-like creatures living under the ice.

Solar Wind May Have Helped Create Life on Earth

Christopher Plain·December 9, 2021

New research has shown that the stream of charged particles emitted by the sun known as the solar...

Tess Finds Mars-Sized Planet That is Dense as Iron

Find May Point to Entire System of Habitable Exoplanets

Christopher Plain·December 3, 2021

Researchers using the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) have discovered a relatively nearby (at least in astronomical terms)...

Europa Becomes Next Target in NASA’s Hunt for Life

Christopher Plain·December 1, 2021

NASA’s hunt for extraterrestrial life has a new target, Jupiter’s icy moon Europa. According to researchers involved, a...

Search for Life

“Holy Grail of Astrobiology”: Breakthrough Discovery Could Finally Solve Mystery of Life on Other Planets

Origin of Life Mystery May Finally Be on the Brink of a Solution Thanks to Electron Transport Chains

Another Robust Phosphine Signal From the Clouds of Venus Significantly Bolsters Case for Alien Life

James Webb Space Telescope Directly Measures Light from Sub-Neptune Exoplanet for the First Time

Extrasolar Space Dust Could Contain Signs of Alien Life, New Paper Suggests

Star Trek-Style Biofinder Could Be a Secret Weapon in the Search for ET

Researchers Were Stunned by What They Recently Found Deep Under Antarctica

Solar Wind May Have Helped Create Life on Earth

Tess Finds Mars-Sized Planet That is Dense as Iron

Find May Point to Entire System of Habitable Exoplanets

Find May Point to Entire System of Habitable Exoplanets

Europa Becomes Next Target in NASA’s Hunt for Life

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