extraterrestrial life

exoplanets, extraterrestrial life, High Accuracy Radial velocity Planet Searcher, Mars, Proxima Centauri, red-dwarf stars, solar flare, SpaceX, terminator, tidal locking, TRAPPIST-1, twilight zone, Ultraviolet and Visual Echelle Spectrograph

What’re the Possibilities for Life Around the Universe’s Most Common Stars?

Jatan Mehta 13/10/2018

When all the Sun-like stars have died in few...

According to the theory of panspermia, outer space seeded Earth with comet-borne primitive life forms over four billion years ago. Credit: Yuri_B/pixabay

Eight Important Ethical Questions About Exploring Outer Space

Benjamin Sachs 29/06/2018

Nearly 50 years since the first man walked on...

TESS, the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, is shown in this conceptual illustration. Credit: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center/Handout via Reuters/Files

NASA’s Newest Planet-Hunting Spacecraft Set for Launch in Florida

Joey Roulette 16/04/2018

The Transit Exoplanet Survey Satellite, or TESS, is set...

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Handheld Device Set to Take Over DNA Sequencing Industry

The Wire Staff 04/03/2018

minION, a pocket-sized DNA-sequencing device that is cheaper, faster...

According to the theory of panspermia, outer space seeded Earth with comet-borne primitive life forms over four billion years ago. Credit: Yuri_B/pixabay

Are We the Aliens We Seek?

Prakash Chandra 22/11/2017

The significance of a new finding is that it...

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What Have We Learnt About Exoplanets From the Kepler Mission?

Elizabeth Tasker 22/06/2017

NASA's Kepler Mission has identified thousands of exoplanets but...

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NASA Scientists Name Bacterium Found on ISS After Abdul Kalam

Pallava Bagla 21/05/2017

Even though Solibacillus kalamii has not yet been found...