New Search Criteria for Extraterrestrial Life Based on 'Computational Zones,' Astronomers Proposed

SPACE 04.11.2023 23:14 PM

Astronomers suggest looking into computational zones instead of habitable zones to detect signs of extraterrestrial life. Read the article to learn more.

Killer Moons Might Be Crashing on Their Host Planets, Wiping Out Chances of Life to Survive

03.20.2023 02:17 AM

Collisions between moons and their host planets may pose a constant threat to potential extraterrestrial life, as shown in simulations. Read the article to learn more about it.

Extraterrestrial Life Potentially Exists in the 'Terminator Zone' of Distant Exoplanets, Study Suggests

03.17.2023 06:00 AM

The "terminator zone" is a ring on exoplanets that have one side always facing its star and one side that is always dark. Check out how extraterrestrial life could potentially exist on this site.

Super Earth Mystery: Where Are They From? New Rocky Planet Formation Theory Sheds Light on Their Origins

02.14.2023 20:51 PM

Researchers delve into the super earth mystery and propose a rocky planet formation theory that explains how these exoplanets came to be. Read to know more.

Exoplanets Orbiting Distant Star Shown in Stunning 12-year Timelapse Video

02.01.2023 00:34 AM

Observations on the exoplanets of the first extrasolar planetary system ever directly imaged were compiled to make the timelapse video. Tap the article to learn more.

NASA Reveals Multi-Billion JWST Successor That Will Search For Life on Earth-Like Exoplanets By 2040s

01.11.2023 21:05 PM

NASA has unveiled information about the multibillion-dollar new space telescope, although most details still have to be ironed out. Read the article to learn more about it.

Extraterrestrial Life Forms Might Be Waiting for the Right Time to Contact Earth, New Study Suggests

01.09.2023 02:54 AM

Scientists are focusing on planetary transits, when exoplanets pass directly in front of their suns, in the new hunt for communicating with extraterrestrial life. Read the article to learn more.

Astronomers Found Two Possible Water Worlds Orbiting a Red Dwarf Star 218 Light-Years Away

12.16.2022 01:35 AM

Astronomers found evidence that the two exoplanets orbiting a red dwarf star are "water worlds" where water makes up a large fraction of their volume. Read the article to learn more.

Red Sky Paradox: Scientists Present New Theory on the Rarity of Earth's Life

09.19.2022 01:01 AM

Scientists identified a characteristic in red dwarf stars that might help explain the Red Sky Paradox. Read the article to know more about the said paradox and what it says about the rarity of life on Earth.

Scientists Will Find Life Beyond Solar System, Exoplanets in 25 Years, Astrophysicist Claims

09.12.2022 19:33 PM

An astrophysicist is positive that life beyond the solar system will be discovered in less than three decades. Read on to know how new space instruments could help make this possible.

First-Ever Exoplanet Discovered 30 Years Ago Around a Rotating Star Is an Extraordinarily Rare Pulsar

07.11.2022 08:18 AM

The first-ever exoplanets were discovered in 1992 and astronomers found them in a rapidly rotating star called a pulsar. Read the article on why they could be extraordinarily rare.

MIT Astronomers Discover 2 New Exoplanets Orbiting a Star; Can These Super-Earths Host Life?

06.16.2022 06:24 AM

The two new planets of rocky mineral goodness are found orbiting a star that is close to the galactic neighborhood of the Solar System. Check out these new worlds in this article.

Astronomers Analyze Archival Data of 25 Hot Jupiters From Hubble Space Telescope to Understand Exoplanet Atmosphere

05.02.2022 07:00 AM

Hubble Space Telescope spies on 25 hot Jupiters to learn the atmosphere of exoplanets. Read on to learn what astronomers have found out so far.

Planet Neptune: Will the ‘Ice Giant’ Be NASA’s Next Mission?

04.11.2022 12:17 PM

NASA became the first to visit and capture images of the planet Neptune. Know more about the space agency’s mission here, as well as its exploration of Triton.

Three Exoplanets Larger Than Jupiter Confirmed as Stars

03.21.2022 08:00 AM

The population of exoplanets is regularly updated once in a while. Read on to know what happened in the remaining planetary candidates hovering beyond the outskirts of our galaxy.

Australian Astronomers Spend 7 Hours Listening, Searching for Chances of Life in the Milky Way

02.11.2022 03:26 AM

A research team from Australia recently spent seven hours listening in search of signs of extraterrestrial life or civilization but they did not discover anything. Discovering such signs coming from things such as industry and street lights would offer proof of the existence of intelligent extraterrestrial life in the Milky Way.

'Mini-Neptune' Exoplanets With Puffy Atmospheres are Transforming Into Super-Earths; How Is This Possible?

02.04.2022 20:45 PM

Astronomers detected two puffy 'mini-Neptune' exoplanets that are 103 light-years away from Earth and look like turning into super-Earths as they lose their atmospheres like steam from a pot of boiling water.

James Webb Space Telescope Mission: Find 'Super Earth' Exoplanets, Hot Rocky Planets That May Host Life

02.04.2022 00:01 AM

NASA' James Webb Space Telescope, launched on Christmas Day, will now spend the next six months exploring the cosmic neighborhood for planets that may host life.

Planet Search Is Not Easy! Astronomers Tell Us How They Discovered Almost 5,000 New Exoplanets

01.28.2022 12:41 PM

When astronomers headed off to look for planets around other stars also known as exoplanets, they knew it wouldn't be easy. However, because of "tiny wobbles and faint twinkles," these space scientists found almost 5,000 new worlds.

Zodiacal Light Spotted in 3 Potentially Habitable Exoplanets Classified as Super-Earths

01.21.2022 22:09 PM

Astronomers and high school students in China detected zodiacal light in the skies of a few potentially habitable exoplanets, which could give scientists a clue of what other planets may look like.

Ideal Iron Conditions Needed for Life to Strive on Earth and Other Planets

12.07.2021 00:35 AM

Researchers found that too much or too little iron will not allow life to thrive on Earth or on other planets. They have uncovered the mechanism of how it influenced the development of life forms.