Step aside, skeletons — a new world of biochemical “signatures” found in all kinds of ancient fossils is revealing itself to paleontologists, providing a new avenue for insights into major […]
Yale University
Posted inHabitable Zones, Press Release
The Case of the Over-Tilting Planets
For almost a decade, astronomers have tried to explain why so many pairs of planets outside our solar system have an odd configuration — their orbits seem to have been […]
Posted inAlpha Centauri, Press Release
A New Approach For Detecting Planets In The Alpha Centauri System
Yale astronomers have taken a fresh look at the nearby Alpha Centauri star system and found new ways to narrow the search for habitable planets there. According to a study […]
Posted inExoplanets, -moons, -comets, Press Release
Searching Through a Sea of Noise to Find Exoplanets
Yale researchers have found a data-driven way to detect distant planets and refine the search for worlds similar to Earth. The new approach, outlined in a study published Dec. 20 […]
Posted inAstrogeology, Mars, Origin & Evolution of Life, Press Release
Earthquakes, Marsquakes, and the Possibility of Life
A new study shows that rocks formed by the grinding together of other rocks during earthquakes are rich in trapped hydrogen — a finding that suggests similar seismic activity on […]
Posted inAstrobiology (general), Habitable Zones, Press Release
A Better Way to Learn If Alien Planets Have the Right Stuff
A new method for analyzing the chemical composition of stars may help scientists winnow the search for Earth 2.0. Yale University researchers Debra Fischer and John Michael Brewer, in a […]
Posted inBiosignatures & Paleobiology, Exoplanets, -moons, -comets, Habitable Zones, Press Release
Being In The Habitable Zone Is Not Enough
The search for habitable, alien worlds needs to make room for a second “Goldilocks,” according to a Yale University researcher. For decades, it has been thought that the key factor […]
Posted inMars
Methane Found in Mars Meteorites
An international team of researchers has discovered traces of methane in Martian meteorites, a possible clue in the search for life on the Red Planet. The researchers examined samples from […]