life beyond earth

Is Methane the Key to Finding Life on Other Worlds?

How would detecting methane help astronomers identify if exoplanets, or even exomoons, have life as we know it, or even…

1 week ago

SETI Researchers Double-Checked 1 Million Objects for Signs of Alien Signals

We can't help ourselves but wonder about life elsewhere in the Universe. Any hint of a biosignature or even a…

2 weeks ago

Dormancy Could Be One of the Keys to Life on Earth (and Beyond)

It’s easy to forget that, despite life having existed on Earth for billions of years and despite our relatively carefree…

1 month ago

Maybe Venus Was Never Habitable

The planetary science community argues back and forth about when Venus was last habitable. Did it lose its oceans billions…

2 months ago

Testing the Robots that Might Explore Europa

Europa, one of the four Galilean satellites of Jupiter is one of the most intriguing locations in the Solar System…

3 months ago

Exomoons: Why study them? What can they teach us about finding life beyond Earth?

Universe Today has had the recent privilege of investigating a multitude of scientific disciplines, including impact craters, planetary surfaces, exoplanets,…

8 months ago

Did Earth’s Multicellular Life Depend on Plate Tectonics?

How did complex life emerge and evolve on the Earth and what does this mean for finding life beyond Earth?…

9 months ago

Astrobiology: Why study it? How to study it? What are the challenges?

Universe Today has proudly examined the importance of studying impact craters, planetary surfaces, and exoplanets, and what they can teach…

1 year ago

Venus’ Clouds Contain Sulfuric Acid. That’s Not a Problem for Life.

A recent study published in Astrobiology investigates the potential habitability in the clouds of Venus, specifically how amino acids, which…

1 year ago

Do Advanced Civilizations Know We're Here?

Although humans have only sent a couple of tentative signals into space, many are concerned about the risks. Should we…

1 year ago