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May 3, 2024 · While likely to disappoint all of us eager for the confirmation of extraterrestrial life, however, it doesn't mean the JWST won't find traces of life in the atmosphere of an extrasolar planet, or...
Apr 29, 2024 · Second Glance. NASA made a huge splash in September when it announced that its James Webb Space Telescope had spotted potential sign of life on an exoplanet dubbed K2-18b in the form of "dimethyl ...
5 days ago · SCIENCE. What if aliens exist—but they're just hiding from us? The Dark Forest theory, explained. The chilling theory depicted in the Netflix series ‘3 Body Problem’ is just one explanation for our...
May 5, 2024 · However, a recent study offers a more cautious interpretation of the data, emphasizing the challenges of definitively identifying extraterrestrial life. “The best biosignatures on an exoplanet may differ significantly from those we find most abundant on Earth today.
3 days ago · Two teams of scientists have discovered a theoretically habitable planet, smaller than Earth but bigger than Venus, orbiting a small star about 40 light-years away. The exoplanet, named Gliese 12b ...
4 days ago · Extraterrestrial life, life that may exist or may have existed in the universe outside of Earth. The search for extraterrestrial life encompasses many fundamental scientific questions, including ‘What are the basic requirements for life?’ and ‘Are there other planets like Earth?’
May 7, 2024 · Data from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has shown that an exoplanet around a star in the constellation Leo has some of the chemical markers that, on Earth, are associated with living...
