Methane Could Be The Key to Identifying Life as James Webb Space Telescope Search for ‘Biosignatures' on Other Planets

Medicine & Technology Mar 29, 2022

Here's why methane became a possible indicator of life on distant planets that the James Webb Space Telescope can easily detect.

Australian Astronomers Spend 7 Hours Listening, Searching for Chances of Life in the Milky Way

Feb 11, 2022

A research team from Australia recently spent seven hours listening in search of signs of extraterrestrial life or civilization but they did not discover anything. Discovering such signs coming from things such as industry and street lights would offer proof of the existence of intelligent extraterrestrial life in the Milky Way.

Origin of Life Allegedly Driven By Organisms From Outer Space

Dec 29, 2021

An odd 2018 study challenges the scientific knowledge we have to find the true origin of life on Earth.

NASA Seeks Help From Theologians to Understand How Humans Will React to Life Between Earth and Beyond

Dec 27, 2021

NASA is hoping theologians, specifically at the Center for Theological Inquiry (CTI) in Princeton, New Jersey, will have the answer to the question of how humans are going to react to reports that "intelligent life" does exist on other planets.

People Who Claim Seeing Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon Have Something Unique In Their Brains, Analyses Show Signs

Dec 13, 2021

A lot of people are saying they've had an encounter with extraterrestrial life and now, reports are saying their brains are currently being analyzed and a professor said, there are signs seen in these individuals.

Fermi Paradox Explained: Are We Alone in the Universe? Is Drake Equation the Solution?

Dec 06, 2021

Sir Arthur Clarke said the Fermi paradox is an occurrence where either humans are alone in the universe, "or we are not" and both ideas "are equally terrifying."

Penguin Feces Containing Element Usually Found on Venus Discovered; Scientists Baffled About Phosphine's Origin

Sep 13, 2021

Penguin feces have recently been discovered 38 million years away on Venus. Their discovery is said to have contained a chemical element typically found on Venus.

Hycean Worlds: Studying 'Mini-Neptunes' Could Advance Search for Extraterrestrial Life

Aug 27, 2021

In the search for extraterrestrial life, scientists turned to potentially habitable exoplanets and have found K2-18b, a planet belonging to a class called 'Hycean worlds.'

Black Holes as Energy Sources of Advanced Civilization? Theoretical Megastructures Dyson Spheres May Catch Energy Up to 100 Million Suns

Aug 18, 2021

Researchers calculate that black holes, as energy sources, could provide as much as the total energy production of up to 100,000,000 suns.

Exoplanets With Seasons Like Earth Could Host Life, NASA Suggests

Jul 12, 2021

Planets which are tilted on their axis, like Earth, are more capable of evolving complex life. This finding will help scientists refine the search for more advanced life on exoplanets.

Proxima Centauri Spits Out Biggest Solar Flare, But Experts Still Consider It a Habitable Region

Apr 25, 2021

Proxima Centauri — the nearest star next to our own — produced one of the most powerful flares on record. It could change the way scientists think about its habitability.

Radio Astronomers Close to Unusual Moment in Proxima Centauri; Did They Miss A Call?

Jan 04, 2021

At the center of the new speculation is the radio wave assessed to be received from Proxima Centauri.

Aliens From Almost 1,000 Nearby Stars Could Be Looking Straight Back at Us, Study Shows

Oct 23, 2020

Ever get the feeling you're being watched by aliens? Experts say at least 1,000 neighboring stars are detecting life on Earth.

24 Exoplanets Are Candidates for Superhabitability

Oct 07, 2020

For years, experts have searched for signs of life in space, namely traces of water. A recent paper described 24 exoplanets that may be superhabitable and provide living conditions similar or better than on Earth.

New Device Uses Microchips That Process Soil Samples From Other Planets to Detect Signs of LIfe

Sep 17, 2020

With space exploration advancing, scientists continue to search for signs of life on other moons and planets. A new fully automated device can efficiently identify and label organic compounds from soil samples.