Habitable Zones
Habitable Worlds are Found in Safe Places
When we think of exoplanets that may be able to support life, we hone in on the habitable zone. A…
White Dwarfs Could Support Life. So Where are All Their Planets?
Astronomers have found plenty of white dwarf stars surrounded by debris disks. Those disks are the remains of planets destroyed…
What’s the Best Way to Find Planets in the Habitable Zone?
Despite the fact that we've discovered thousands of them, exoplanets are hard to find. And some types are harder to…
A Recent Megaflare Shows that Proxima Centauri is not a Nice Place to Live
A new international research effort observed a massive solar flare from Proxima Centauri, which indicates (yet again) that its not…
Some Stars Could Support as Many as 7 Habitable Planets
A new study by a team of astronomers and planetary scientists calculate that some stars could have as many as…
How Did the TRAPPIST-1 Planets Get Their Water?
A new study by an international team of astronomers raises questions about the existence of debris belts around red dwarf…
Complex Life Might Require a Very Narrow Habitable Zone
A new study has placed new constraints on the emergence of complex life, which effectively narrows what what we would…
Curiosity says ‘Goodbye Kimberley’ after Parting Laser Blasts and Seeking New Adventures Ahead
NASA’s rover Curiosity said ‘Goodbye Kimberley’ having fulfilled her objectives of drilling into a cold red sandstone slab, sampling the…
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Curiosity rover maneuvers around ‘Kimberley’ seeking potential Red Planet Drill Sites
Curiosity maneuvers into ‘Kimbeley’ and scans scientifically intriguing Martian rock outcrops in search of next drilling location exhibiting several shallow…
Planetary Habitability Index Proposes A Less “Earth-Centric” View In Search Of Life
[/caption] It's a given. It won't be long until human technology will expand our repertoire of cataloged exoplanets to astronomical…