habitable exoplanet
The Seven Most Intriguing Worlds to Search for Advanced Civilizations (So Far)
Sometimes, the easy calculations are the most interesting. A recent paper from Balázs Bradák of Kobe University in Japan is…
Did the Galileo Mission Find Life on Earth?
Although it was bound for Jupiter, NASA's Galileo spacecraft made flybys of Earth in 1990 and 1992 to get boosts…
The Combination of Oxygen and Methane Could Reveal the Presence of Life on Another World
In a recent study, a pair of researchers from the Carl Sagan Institute developed a model for finding exoplanets similar…
Chinese Scientists Complete a Concept Study for a 6-Meter Space Telescope to Find Habitable Exoplanets
With JWST safely in space, researchers are designing the next generation of space telescope that could Earth-sized worlds orbiting sunlike…
A New Place to Search for Habitable Planets: “The Soot Line.”
The habitable zone is the region around a star where planets can maintain liquid water on their surface. It's axiomatic…
Do Red Dwarfs Provide Enough Sunlight for Plants to Grow?
A new study has shown the photosynthesis can take place on planets orbiting Red Dwarfs.
Maybe There’s No Way to Tell if Habitable Planets Orbit Proxima Centauri… Yet!
In a new study, a team of astronomers come to the conclusion that Proxima b will ever be detected making…
Most Exoplanets won’t Receive Enough Radiation to Support an Earth-Like Biosphere
According to new research, most extrasolar planets do not get enough radiation to support photosynthesis, which places limits on how…
Based on Kepler Data, There’s a 95% Chance of an Earth-Like Planet Within 20 Light-Years
Combining data from the retired Kepler mission with the Gaia Observatory, a team of scientists have produced new estimates for…
Time Flies. NASA Releases a Mosaic of TESS’ View of the Northern Sky After Two Years of Operation
NASA's TESS planet-finding spacecraft completed its primary mission about 3 months ago. TESS's (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) job was to…