- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- March 7th, 2015
Odd Cosmic Signals Might Actually Be a Nearby Habitable Planet
Astronomers say signals previously argued to be stellar bursts are, in fact, coming from an Earth-like planet
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 24th, 2014
Gas Giants Could Host Habitable Moons
The plants need to orbit their parent stars inside the habitable zone
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 24th, 2014
Exomoons in Binary Systems More Likely to Be Habitable
Researchers say that the proper conditions develop more often here
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 4th, 2014
Three Quarters of All Stars May Have Exoplanets in Orbit
Virtually all red dwarfs have at least one companion
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- December 6th, 2013
Exoplanet Gliese 581g May Be Habitable
Astronomers are not yet sure if the world exists at all
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- November 28th, 2013
How to Limit the Search for Alien Life in the Universe
New model only takes into account really promising worlds
- Science
- By Laura Sinpetru
- September 19th, 2013
Life on Earth Will Be Possible for at Least 1.75 Billion Years More
The Sun will be the one to end life on our planet, researchers say
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 2nd, 2013
60 Billion Planets in the Milky Way Could Support Alien Life
Researchers claim the Milky Way's habitable zone is far wider than previously believed
- Science Blog
- By Lucian Parfeni
- June 25th, 2013
Three Exoplanets in the Habitable Zone Discovered Around Gliese 667
Astronomers now believe there are up to seven planets around the star
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- April 19th, 2013
Most Earth-Like Planets Discovered by NASA's Kepler Space Telescope
The planets sit in the habitable zone of a star just 1,200 light years away
- Space
- By Lucian Parfeni
- January 29th, 2013
The Habitable Zone for Alien Planets Has Been Redefined As the Search for Life Continues
Researchers have provided a new model for where alien life could exist
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- September 20th, 2012
Newly-Found Super-Earth May Support Life
The world lies inside its parent star's habitable zone
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- September 4th, 2012
Life May Exist on Exoplanets Orbiting Two Stars
Such a world has only recently been discovered by astronomers
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- August 3rd, 2012
Habitable Exoplanet Catalog Gets New Entry
Gliese 581g is now officially listed as potentially habitable
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- July 24th, 2012
First Habitable Exoplanet May Exist After All
The debate surrounding its existence had been raging on for two years
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 12th, 2012
Smallest of Three New Exoplanets Is the Size of Mars
The other two worlds are also smaller than Earth
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- November 17th, 2011
Life May Develop in Methane's Habitable Zone
Experts are currently trying to determine whether that's likely to occur