A peek into the future of exoplanet science suggests the forthcoming European Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) is going to give us our best chance in the next two decades of detecting biosignatures on nearby rocky worlds orbiting other stars. Such is the conclusion of a new study that simulated what it will take to characterize […]
Feb. 1—WASHINGTON, Dc. — Thursday, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) released a statement after 150 Democrats voted against legislation to quickly deport illegal aliens who drive drunk. Rep. August Pfluger: “I am appalled to see a majority of Democrats in the House of Representatives voting to prevent illegal aliens who endanger the lives of American citizens […]
To spot potential intelligent life out there in the great beyond, first you must cast a net wide by using an array of techniques and technologies. Any “fishing expedition” for E.T. includes close-in studies of life in extreme environments right here on Earth, to help us recognize any signatures we might find on Mars or […]
In 2015, the same year an immense observatory on Earth captured proof of the 4D fabric of spacetime, scientists began toying with a rather far-fetched idea: If intelligent aliens are out there, might they have tried making a scientific megastructure of their own? And if they did, can we find it? Actually, have we already? […]
By Marco Aquino LIMA (Reuters) – A pair of “alien mummies” that mysteriously turned up at the airport in Peru’s capital last October have entirely Earthly origins, according to a scientific analysis revealed on Friday. The two small specimens were described as humanoid dolls by experts at a press conference in Lima, and likely fashioned […]
A renowned astrophysicist is calling foul on reports of alien sightings in Earth’s atmosphere, arguing that biological creatures would be unable to survive a journey to our planet. “It would take about a billion years to cross from one side of the Milky Way galaxy to the other,” Avi Loeb, a Harvard astrophysicist, said during […]
New research is focusing on the sulfuric-acid clouds of Venus as a potential abode for life. The new Venus study calls for the start of a new branch of astrobiology and a new branch of organic chemistry. “The search for signs of life beyond Earth is a motivator in modern-day planetary exploration, but life on […]
Alien hunters should search for technological life on planets that possess a high oxygen abundance in their atmospheres, according to new research that aims to hone the search for technosignatures from extraterrestrial civilizations. Amedeo Balbi, who is an associate professor of astronomy and astrophysics at University of Roma Tor Vergata in Italy, and Adam Frank, […]
When it comes to detecting the presence of liquid water on planets outside the solar system, and thus the conditions needed for life, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) might want to looking for what is missing rather than what is there. Here’s what that means. A team of researchers, including scientists from the Massachusetts […]
Hellish Venus is blistering hot, not only temperature-wise. It’s also a hot topic for scrutinizing whether or not the cloud-enveloped world might be a haven for high-altitude life. That prospect is fostering the first-ever private mission Venus to search for signs of life in its clouds by attempting to detect evidence of organic chemistry. The […]
An illustration of an Earth-like planet being watched over by a Jupiter-like giant planet with a small sun in the distance. Scientists have created a first-of-its-kind catalog of planets outside the solar system that exhibit similar sizes to Earth and are watched over by a “big sibling,” Jupiter-like world. Known as the Kepler Giant Planet […]
Astronomers have discovered not one but two planetary systems with sun-like stars at their hearts. Both of these systems contain mini-Neptune planets and one harbors a huge “super-Jupiter” world, all of which are many times more massive than Earth. Studying the realms could lead to a better understanding of how planets form and evolve around […]