Astrobiology
Physicist encourages continuing the search for life in Venus’ atmosphere
In a recent paper accepted to Contemporary Physics, a physicist from Imperial College London uses past missions and recent findings…
Planetary Interiors in TRAPPIST-1 System Could be Affected by Stellar Flares
In a recent study published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters, an international team of researchers led by the University of…
What if we’re truly alone?
At least once, you’ve looked up at the night sky and asked the same longstanding question we’ve all asked at…
Will Triton finally answer, ‘Are we alone?’
We recently examined how and why Saturn’s icy moon, Enceladus, could answer the longstanding question: Are we alone? With its…
Searching for Life on Highly Eccentric Exoplanets
When we think about finding life beyond Earth, especially on exoplanets, we immediately want to search for the next Earth,…
Another Reason Red Dwarfs Might Be Bad for Life: No Asteroid Belts
In a recent study accepted to The Astrophysical Journal Letters, a team of researchers at the University of Nevada, Las…
Webb Can Detect Planets Orbiting White Dwarfs, And Maybe Even See Signs of Life
In a recent study accepted to the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, an international team of researchers led…
Will Mars finally answer, ‘Are we alone?’
We recently examined how and why the planet Venus could answer the longstanding question: Are we alone? Despite its harsh…
Will Venus finally answer, ‘Are we alone?’
We recently examined how and why Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, could answer the longstanding question: Are we alone? It’s the…
Will Titan finally answer, ‘Are we alone?’
We recently examined how and why Jupiter’s moon, Europa, could answer the longstanding question: Are we alone? While this small…