Closest Temperate World Orbiting Quiet Star Discovered
ESO's HARPS instrument finds Earth-mass exoplanet around Ross 128
inhabited planets
New NASA Study Improves Search for Habitable Worlds
New work will help astronomers allocate scarce observing time to the most promising candidates for habitability
Hubble Delivers First Hints of Possible Water Content of TRAPPIST-1 Planets
In a recent study, calculated water loss rates as well as geophysical water release rates favor the idea that the outermost, more massive planets retain their water
Are We Alone? Setting Some Limits to Our Uniqueness
Paper shows for the first time just what “pessimism” or “optimism” mean when it comes to estimating the likelihood of advanced extraterrestrial life
The Aliens Are Silent Because They're Dead
"Early life is fragile, so we believe it rarely evolves quickly enough to survive," ANU researchers say.
Astronomers Devise ‘Habitability Index’ to Guide Future Search for Life on Other Planets
Powerful telescopes are coming soon. Where exactly shall we point them?
Finding Infant Earths and Potential Life Just got Easier
Among the billions and billions of stars in the sky, where should astronomers look for infant Earths where life might develop?