NASA Scientists Say Planets With Water Oceans and Active Volcanoes Common in the Galaxy
Several years ago, planetary scientist Lynnae Quick began to wonder whether any of the more than 4,000 known exoplanets, or planets beyond our solar system,…
Several years ago, planetary scientist Lynnae Quick began to wonder whether any of the more than 4,000 known exoplanets, or planets beyond our solar system,…
One of the biggest and longest-standing questions in the history of human thought is whether there are other intelligent life forms within our Universe. Obtaining…
A new study reveals that asteroid impact sites in the ocean may possess a crucial link in explaining the formation of the essential molecules for…
The star Kepler-160 and its companion KOI-456.04 are more reminiscent of the Sun-Earth system than any previously known exoplanet-star pair. Among the more than 4,000…
Stanford’s Scott Hubbard, the former director of NASA Ames, discusses how the advent of new activities and players in the exploration and use of space…
Physicists propose that the influence of cosmic rays on early life may explain nature’s preference for a uniform “handedness” among biology’s critical molecules. Before there…
New study uses Bayesian statistics to shed light on how extraterrestrial life might evolve beyond our planet. Humans have been wondering whether we are alone…
After examining a dozen types of suns and a roster of planet surfaces, Cornell astronomers have developed a practical model – an environmental color “decoder”…
In search for alien life, planets exactly like Earth may not be best places to look, study finds. Researchers across the globe have long tackled…
Whether there is life elsewhere in the universe is a question people have pondered for millennia, and within the last few decades, great strides have…
Jupiter’s moon Europa is a fascinating world. On its surface, the moon appears to be scratched and scored with reddish-brown scars, which rake across the…
Scientists reveal solar system’s oldest molecular fluids could hold the key to early life. The oldest molecular fluids in the solar system could have supported…
Galaxies such as our own Milky Way are more likely to harbor intelligent, technologically advanced civilizations. Giant elliptical galaxies are not as likely as previously…
When searching for extraterrestrial life, astronomers may want to look at planets with hydrogen-rich atmospheres. As new and more powerful telescopes blink on in the…
The next generation of powerful Earth- and space-based telescopes will be able to hunt distant solar systems for evidence of life on Earth-like exoplanets —…
By mimicking rocky seafloor chimneys in the lab, scientists have produced new evidence that these features could have provided the right ingredients to kick-start life….
New research indicates river delta deposits within Mars’ Jezero crater — the destination of NASA’ Perseverance rover on the Red Planet — formed over time…
In a generic brick building on the northwestern edge of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center campus in Greenbelt, Maryland, thousands of computers packed in racks…