• Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • March 7th, 2015
Odd Cosmic Signals Might Actually Be a Nearby Habitable Planet

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Three Exoplanets in the Habitable Zone Discovered Around Gliese 667

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Smallest of Three New Exoplanets Is the Size of Mars

The other two worlds are also smaller than Earth

Life May Develop in Methane's Habitable Zone

Life May Develop in Methane's Habitable Zone

Experts are currently trying to determine whether that's likely to occur

 
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