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What on Earth Could Live in a Salt Water Lake on Mars? An Expert Explains
September 18, 2018 | ArticleTantalizing new evidence has suggested that there may be a salty lake below a glacier on Mars.
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The Closest Exoplanet to Earth Could Be 'Highly Habitable'
September 13, 2018 | ArticleA global, liquid-water ocean could exist under range of conditions on Proxima Centauri b, the closest known exoplanet to Earth.
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How NASA's Mission to 'Touch the Sun' May Reveal Clues About Alien Worlds
September 11, 2018 | ArticleNASA's new mission to the sun may reveal clues about alien worlds, too.
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We're Probably Living in a Simulation, Elon Musk Says
September 07, 2018 | ArticleWe're all probably trapped in a "Matrix"-like pseudo existence, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said early Friday (Sept. 7) during a long, wide-ranging and very entertaining appearance on comedian Joe Rogan's podcast.
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Alien Life Could Exist on Worlds Overflowing with Water, New Research Suggests
September 06, 2018 | ArticleEven on alien worlds covered by water, a new study shows there's a chance for life to survive for a long time — despite previous research showing that's unlikely.
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Earth's Oxygen Increased in Gradual Steps Rather Than Big Bursts
September 02, 2018 | ArticleThe stepwise oxygenation of the atmosphere boosted the evolution of complex life.
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Life on Mars? 40 Years Later, Viking Lander Scientist Still Says 'Yes'
August 31, 2018 | ArticleForty years later, Gil Levin still insists that NASA's twin Viking landers found conclusive evidence of life on Mars.
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Detecting Life's Influence on Planetary Atmospheres
August 30, 2018 | ArticleHow the presence of oxygen and other disequilibrium gases could signpost life.
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How a Massive Database on Stars Will Make It Easier to Explore Alien Worlds
August 29, 2018 | ArticleOur sun shapes every day of our lives and always has — and if there's life on alien worlds, the same will be equally true of their stars.
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Chiral Molecules May Have Hitched Meteor Rides to Planets
August 29, 2018 | ArticleThe building blocks of life might have had a cosmic origin before hitching a ride to the early Earth on meteorites.
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