Extraterrestrial

Is the Habitable Worlds Observatory a Good Idea?Is the Habitable Worlds Observatory a Good Idea?

Is the Habitable Worlds Observatory a Good Idea?

The Habitable Worlds Observatory, NASA’s planned successor to the James Webb Space Telescope, will be a monster of an instrument.…

6 days ago
Efforts to Detect Alien Life Advanced by Simple Microbe Mobility TestEfforts to Detect Alien Life Advanced by Simple Microbe Mobility Test

Efforts to Detect Alien Life Advanced by Simple Microbe Mobility Test

Finding alien life may have just got easier! If life does exist on other worlds in our Solar System then…

1 week ago
How Far Away Could We Detect… Ourselves?How Far Away Could We Detect… Ourselves?

How Far Away Could We Detect… Ourselves?

Revelations from the past can seem quaint once we've been living with them for a generation or two. That's true…

3 weeks ago
What is the Zoo Hypothesis?What is the Zoo Hypothesis?

What is the Zoo Hypothesis?

It seems that we are completely alone in the universe. But simple reasoning suggests that there should be an abundance…

2 months ago
Does Life Really Need Planets? Maybe NotDoes Life Really Need Planets? Maybe Not

Does Life Really Need Planets? Maybe Not

Do we have a planetary bias when it comes to understanding where life can perpetuate? It's only natural that we…

2 months ago
New Study Examines How Extraterrestrial Civilizations Could Become “Stellivores.”New Study Examines How Extraterrestrial Civilizations Could Become “Stellivores.”

New Study Examines How Extraterrestrial Civilizations Could Become “Stellivores.”

One of the most challenging aspects of astrobiology and the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) is anticipating what life and…

3 months ago
Project Hyperion is Seeking Ideas for Building Humanity’s First Generation ShipProject Hyperion is Seeking Ideas for Building Humanity’s First Generation Ship

Project Hyperion is Seeking Ideas for Building Humanity’s First Generation Ship

The dream of traversing the depths of space and planting the seed of human civilization on another planet has existed…

3 months ago
New Study Suggests that Our Galaxy is Crowded or Empty. Both are Equally Terrifying!New Study Suggests that Our Galaxy is Crowded or Empty. Both are Equally Terrifying!

New Study Suggests that Our Galaxy is Crowded or Empty. Both are Equally Terrifying!

Is there intelligent life in the Universe? And if so, just how common is it? Or perhaps the question should…

7 months ago
Do Planets Have the Raw Ingredients for Life? The Answer is in their StarsDo Planets Have the Raw Ingredients for Life? The Answer is in their Stars

Do Planets Have the Raw Ingredients for Life? The Answer is in their Stars

Finding planets that already have, or have the ingredients for intelligent life is a real challenge. It is exciting that…

8 months ago
The Rugged Desert Moss Best Equipped to Survive on MarsThe Rugged Desert Moss Best Equipped to Survive on Mars

The Rugged Desert Moss Best Equipped to Survive on Mars

For decades, we have seen Mars as a desolate landscape devoid of any signs of life. Attempt to identify ways…

8 months ago