habitable zone
Super-Earth Planet Found in the Habitable Zone of a Nearby Star
A study produced by an international team of researchers, using the HARPS-N survey, has detected a potentially habitable super-Earth just…
TRAPPIST-1 System Ideal For Life Swapping
A new study of the TRAPPIST-1 system indicates that life-swapping may take place between the planets in its habitable zone,…
NASA Brings Trappist-1 Into Focus… Kinda Sorta
NASA recently announced the release of raw, uncalibrated data of the TRAPPIST-1 star system, which was collected by the Kepler…
SETI Has Already Tried Listening to TRAPPIST-1 for Aliens
Ever since the presence of exoplanets was announced in the TRAPPIST-1 system, SETI has been monitoring the system for signs…
Is Proxima Centauri b Basically Kevin Costner’s Waterworld?
New research suggests that Proxima b could be a lot more watery than we suspect, with roughly half the planet's…
Potentially Habitable Exoplanet Confirmed Around Nearest Star!
The ESO has officially confirmed the discovery of terrestrial planet orbiting Proxima Centauri, making it the closest exoplanet to our…
Focusing On ‘Second-Earth’ Candidates In The Kepler Catalog
An international team of scientists recently released a study that shows which of the Kepler exoplanets candidates are most like…
Weekly Space Hangout – June 17, 2016: LIGO Team
Host: Fraser Cain (@fcain) Special Guest: LIGO Team Members:Kai Staats and Michael Landry Kai Staats is a filmmaker, lecturer and…
Friendly Giants Have Cozy Habitable Zones Too
According to a recent study from the Carl Sagan Institute, aging red giant stars could still have habitable zones that…
Will Earth Survive When the Sun Becomes a Red Giant?
In billions of years, the Sun will enter its "Red Giant" phase and expand considerably. So naturally, we have to…