The great silence: Just 4 in 10,000 galaxies may host intelligent aliens
Posted on 23rd Aug 2024 09:37:10
If plate tectonics, oceans and continents are rare on worlds throughout the universe, that is.
If alien terraforming emits greenhouse gases, our telescopes could detect it
Posted on 23rd Aug 2024 09:32:52
You wouldn't need extra effort to look for these technosignatures, if your telescope is already characterizing the planet for other reasons — and it would be jaw-droppingly amazing to find them
Area 51: What is it and what goes on there?
Posted on 30th Jun 2024 04:07:24
Area 51 is synonymous with tales of UFOs, government cover-ups and potentially testing alien technology.
If alien life exists on Europa, we may find it in hydrothermal vents
Posted on 26th Oct 2023 13:09:27
If there's life on Europa or Enceladus, it could have a network of deep-sea hydrothermal vents to thank for its existence.
Life after stellar death? How life could arise on planets orbiting white dwarfs
Posted on 9th Feb 2023 05:31:19
Transits of exoplanets in front of their white dwarf host stars could reveal the presence of water.