A powerful new model to detect life on planets outside of our solar system, more accurately than ever before, has been developed by UCL (University College London) researchers. The new model... Read more
If starships are ever built, it will be in the far future. But that does not deter the intrepid band of scientists who are thinking about how to do it SPACE, as Douglas Adams pointed out in... Read more
As the latest rover arrives on Mars to assess its hospitality, astronomers are learning more about possibly habitable worlds beyond the solar system. IF MARTIANS exist, then any in the vicin... Read more
“Speculating that it will be in the region of “a few hundred million dollars.” California-based non-profit B612 Foundation has announced its intention to place an asteroid-... Read more
A material previously unknown to science A new mineral, named panguite, has been discovered by Caltech researchers examining the Allende meteorite that broke up in the skies over northern Me... Read more
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Not that long ago, the possibility of finding planets outside our solar system was merely theoretical. In 1995, astronomers began to be able to detect Jupiter-sized “exoplanets” by their gra... Read more
Image by Royalty-free image collection via Flickr The search for a second Earth gets serious IN THE 19th century astronomers spent a lot of time seeking shadows crossing the sun. They were s... Read more
The more environmentally conscious among us still driving gasoline-powered cars often feel a pang of guilt as we turn on the air-conditioning on a hot day, knowing that we’ve just significan... Read more
After lots of talk and testing, Japanese researchers are ready to go space sailing. Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) announced its intention to launch its first “space yacht... Read more
Two rival scientific teams are locked in a high-stakes race to discover other Earth-like worlds—and forever change our own. From the Chilean seaside town of La Serena, it’s a journey of 80 k... Read more