Since aliens obey the laws of physics, can we guess what they look like?
Since time immemorial, humans have gazed up at the stars and wondered if we’re alone in the universe.
We have asked if there are other...
If Earth is average, we should find extraterrestrial life within 60 light-years
In 1960, while preparing for the first meeting on the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI), legendary astronomer and SETI pioneer Dr. Frank Drake unveiled...
Scientists discover most distant “relaxed” galaxy cluster to date
Astronomers have discovered the most distant "relaxed" galaxy cluster to date — the farthest cluster ever spotted that is not being disrupted by violent...
Is it life, or is it volcanoes?
Astronomers are working hard to understand biosignatures and how they indicate life’s presence on an exoplanet.
But each planet we encounter is a unique puzzle.
When...
How do lava worlds become earth-like, living planets
Earth was once entirely molten.
Planetary scientists call this phase in a planet’s evolution a magma ocean, and Earth may have had more than one...
Chinese astronauts may build a base inside a lunar lava tube
Caves were some of humanity’s first shelters.
Who knows what our distant ancestors were thinking as they sought refuge there, huddling and cooking meat over...
New study reveals the secrets of habitable exoplanets in TRAPPIST-1
Scientists led by a team at Université de Montréal have delved deeper into the mysteries of the TRAPPIST-1 system, a group of seven Earth-sized...
How magma oceans may affect the evolution of hot exoplanets
Lava worlds, massive exoplanets home to sparkling skies and roiling volcanic seas called magma oceans, are distinctly unlike the planets in our solar system.
To...
New study reveals the secrets of hidden supermassive black holes
Astronomers, our cosmic detectives, have been busy trying to understand the mysterious objects in our universe called quasars, extremely bright galaxies that have supermassive...
Scientists unravel the cosmic mysteries about TRAPPIST-1 by James Webb Telescope
Scientists have been studying a fascinating distant star system called TRAPPIST-1, located 40 light years away from us.
In this system, seven planets about the...