Habitability
X-ray Study Shows Older Stars May be More Supportive to Life
A new study by an international team of researchers indicates that older Sun-like stars emit less harmful X-rays, a finding…
Detection of Mineral on Mars Bolsters Argument that Mars was Once Habitable
The discovery of boron on Mars, a key ingredient in the emergence of organic molecules, has bolstered the case for…
Turns Out, Mars Sucks Even Worse Than We Knew
One of the most significant finds to come from our ongoing exploration and research efforts of Mars is the fact…
Are Drylanders The Minority On Habitable Worlds?
We assume that habitable exoplanets will have significant land masses, because that's what we have on Earth. Are we wrong?
Venus 2.0 Discovered In Our Own Back Yard
A team of international astronomers recently found the closest thing to a "Venus-like" planet in a nearby star system, which…
Did We Arrive Early To The Universe’s Life Party?
According to a new study from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, life as we know it could have emerged prematurely…
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More livable than Earth? New index sizes up the habitability of alien exoplanets
Researchers at the University of Washington's Virtual Planetary Laboratory have devised a new habitability index for judging how suitable alien planets…
Planet Earth
Planet Earth is the birthplace of humanity, the cradle of human civilization, and the only known planet in our Solar…
There Might Be 100 Million Planets In The Galaxy With Complex Life
What a multitude of worlds! A new study suggests that the Milky Way could host 100 million planets with complex life,…
Mercury’s Resonant Rotation ‘Should Be Common’ In Alien Planets
Three to two. That's the ratio of the time it takes Mercury to go around the sun (88 days) in…