All throughout the universe, there are stars in varying phases and ages. Planetary diversity suggests that around other stars, initially frozen worlds could be the size of Earth and provide […]
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Posted inExoplanets, -moons, -comets, Habitable Zones
Astronomers Create An Array of Earth-like Planet Models
To sort out the biological intricacies of Earth-like planets, astronomers have developed computer models that examine how ultraviolet radiation from other planets’ nearby suns may affect those worlds, according to […]
Posted inAstrobiology (general)
Institute for Pale Blue Dots Inauguration Scheduled for 9 May
Learn about planets beyond our solar system, far-flung missions and possible life in the cosmos at “(un)Discovered Worlds,” a one-day Cornell University space sciences conference, May 9, to inaugurate the […]
Posted inMissions & Hardware, Press Release
Colorful Life-Form Catalog Will Help Discern If We're Alone
While looking for life on planets beyond our own solar system, a group of international scientists has created a colorful catalog containing reflection signatures of Earth life forms that might […]
Posted inOrigin & Evolution of Life, Titan
Life Not As We Know It Is Possible on Saturn's Moon Titan
A new type of methane-based, oxygen-free life form that can metabolize and reproduce similar to life on Earth has been modeled by a team of Cornell University researchers. Taking a […]
Posted inExoplanets, -moons, -comets, Habitable Zones, Origin & Evolution of Life
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? New research from Cornell University’s Institute for Pale Blue […]
Posted inBiosignatures & Paleobiology, Origin & Evolution of Life
Clay May Have Been The Birthplace of Life
Clay, a seemingly infertile blend of minerals, might have been the birthplace of life on Earth. Or at least of the complex biochemicals that make life possible, Cornell University biological […]