The nearby star Proxima Centauri has long been considered a potential place to search for extraterrestrial life. The more we learn about the star, the more it looks like living on a planet >>
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We’re so, so lucky that life on Earth has survived for this long
Scientists have spent an incredible amount of manpower attempting to determine what conditions support life, and why Earth is so perfect for living things. Now, a researcher simulated 100,000 planets to try to >>
Earth’s Moon may be the reason we’re all here today
A new study suggests that Earth’s Moon may have been vital to the protection of Earth’s atmosphere early on in its development. A sort of “lunar shield” may have protected the atmosphere long >>
Signs of life on Venus may have been found decades ago
NASA found the clues to life on Venus almost four decades ago but never realized it. A probe that was sent to Venus back in 1978 returned readings that showed the presence of >>
If there’s life on Venus, where did it come from?
Researchers have examined various possibilities for how life may have arrived at Venus. Chemical signatures in the atmosphere suggest the possibility of life, but no confirmation has been made. One possibility is that >>
If you’re looking for extraterrestrial life, these four planets may have it
Space science researcher Gareth Dorrian runs down his top four worlds with the possibility of hosting life. Planets like Mars and icy moons like Europa could hold life in some form, though we >>
There’s another ocean world in our solar system
Researchers say they’ve found evidence of recent activity on the surface of the dwarf planet Ceres that suggests there’s water beneath the surface. If Ceres has a vast ocean beneath its icy crust >>
If there’s life on Mars, this is how we’ll finally find it
There is no evidence that life currently exists on Mars, and its surface is not considered habitable due to radiation and temperature extremes. Beneath the surface, however, organisms could still exist. Future missions >>
