New research has indicated that subterranean lakes could exist on Mars thanks to geothermal heating, which is where any life…
Author's note: This article was written in collaboration with Vincent Kofman, a co-author of the paper it discusses and Post…
Observations have already confirmed the existence of a sub-surface ocean on Europa, and there has been rampant speculation about whether…
So, Venus might have life! But how do we find out for sure?! We need to GO there. (more…)
When it comes to places with the potential for habitability, Venus isn’t usually considered on that list. The hot, greenhouse-effect-gone-mad…
Remember back in 2008 when the Phoenix lander on Mars scraped away a few inches of rust-colored regolith to reveal…
Over the years, scientific estimates of potential intelligent life in our galaxy have ranged widely. Some estimates say just one…
Exoplanets are often considered potentially habitable if they could have liquid water. But the necessities of biology set the habitability…
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The title of Earth's Earliest Life has been returned to the fossils in the Pilbara region of Australia. The Pilbara…