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Why do astronomers look for signs of life on other planets based on ...

Scientists knew that life on Mars could be really different from life on Earth, so they didn't look for specific life-forms or molecules.

Imagining life on other planets…and in students' minds - @theU

Mary Fairbanks was among undergraduates in U biologist Martin Horvath's lab whose recent research explores DNA repair systems of microbes that inhabit oxygen- ...

How astronomers search for life on exoplanets | The Planetary Society

Many other astronomers hope to answer this question by taking detailed observations of exoplanets: planets orbiting distant stars. But how can ...

NASA detects molecule on another planet that can only be produced ...

The space agency's James Webb Space Telescope discovered a molecule called dimethyl sulphide, or DMS, on the distant planet, which on Earth can only be ...

Intelligent life probably exists on distant planets — even if we can't ...

Like other astrophysicists who have weighed in on these sightings, I'm skeptical of their extraterrestrial origins. I am confident, however, ...

Debunked: NASA is about to confirm alien life on another planet

Did NASA discover evidence of life elsewhere in the cosmos? Not likely, argues a new study published this week in Astrophysical Journal Letters.

What are the chances of life on another planet? - Tufts Now

Most scientists agree, the odds of life existing on a planet besides Earth are pretty high. It is unlikely, however, that familiar life forms will be found on ...

Possible hints of life found on distant planet – how excited should ...

Exoplanets are worlds that orbit stars other than the Sun. The planet in question is named K2-18b. It's so named because it was the first planet ...

Using Light to Search for Life on Other Planets | NOVA scienceNOW

This video from NOVA scienceNOW examines how scientists are investigating the possibility of finding life on other planets. The video focuses on the ...

What other planets can teach us about Earth | Stanford Report

Scientists exploring space are bringing back insights about Earth's deep past, its complicated relationship with life and our planet's future.

Life On Other Planets: What Is Life And What Does It Need?

A faraway planet could yield hints that it might host some form of life – but surrender its secrets reluctantly.

Is there life on other planets? - BBC My World - YouTube

Do aliens or other life forms exist in our universe? Space Scientist Maggie Aderin-Pocock might have the answer. Every week, we answer a big ...

Georgia State Astronomers Make It Easier to Discover Life on Other ...

Henry and Jao said the key to finding life on another planet is identifying the right molecules in its atmosphere. Water or methane can offer ...

Messages to and from Outer Space | Life on Other Worlds

As it became increasingly clear that there was no intelligent life on other planets in the solar system, it became possible to detect signals from much further ...

Why Is There Only Life On Earth? - Children's Museum

People couldn't survive on these planets. We are detecting “exoplanets” around other stars at the right distance to have the right temperature for life to exist ...

Does alien life need a planet to survive? Scientists ... - Space.com

While such organisms may or may not exist in the universe, the research has important implications for future human endeavors in space.

Scientists debate likelihood of finding life on other planets by 2042

six scientists argued whether remote sensing will reveal evidence of extant life on an exoplanet—any planet outside of our solar system—by the ...

Potential indicators of life on other planets can be created in a lab

Scientists have created one type of gas often seen as an indicator of life in a chemistry lab with no organisms present.

Life on other planets: A space to call home - Research Features

The nearest planet able to harbour life in our galactic 'neighbourhood' is likely to still be dozens of light-years away, far beyond the reach of current ...