Unlocking Alien Worlds: Scientists Develop New Technique To Detect Water on Exoplanets
Researchers are using basalt spectra to study exoplanets and search for water with the James Webb Space Telescope. By ...
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Does exoplanet K2-18b host alien life or not? Here's why the debate continues
A paper published in 2023 spurred discussion about whether life exists on an exoplanet named K2-18b. Two years later, the ...
If the Webb telescope detects these molecules, they may point to life
These gases — composed of carbon, hydrogen, and a halogen, like chlorine — are mostly made by bacteria, algae, fungi, and ...
'James Webb can't see it yet': The clue that could finally confirm extraterrestrial life
Scientists identify methyl halides as a strong biosignature for alien life, with Hycean planets offering the best chance for ...
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A Century Ago, Pioneering Astrophysicist Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin Showed Us What Stars Are Made Of
The trailblazing Harvard scientist, who documented the dominance of hydrogen and helium in stars, is still inspiring ...
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The Road Map to Alien Life Passes Through the ‘Cosmic Shoreline’
Astronomers are ready to search for the fingerprints of life in faraway planetary atmospheres. But first, they need to know ...
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Leaping robots, fusion satellites and more! New NASA-funded studies could someday 'change the possible'
"From developing small robots that could swim through the oceans of other worlds to growing space habitats from fungi, this program continues to change the possible." ...
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Is there life out there? The existence of other technological species is highly likely
Many biological molecules are chiral, meaning they exist in two forms that are mirror images of each other, like left and ...