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Study suggests intelligent life may be inevitable
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 18, 2025 A new study challenges the long-held belief that intelligent life is a rare cosmic accident, proposing instead that humanity's emergence was a predictable outcome of Earth's evolving environment. This shift in perspective, led by researchers at Penn State, suggests that conditions for intelligence may arise naturally on other planets as well. The study disputes the "hard steps" model, a framework introduced by theoretical physicist Brandon Carter in 1983. That model posits that the emergence of in ... read more |
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How Early Earth's Environmental Cycles Shaped Molecular EvolutionParis, France (SPX) Feb 18, 2025 A recent study has uncovered how environmental fluctuations on early Earth influenced the formation of complex chemical mixtures, offering insights into the prebiotic chemistry that may have led to ... more 
Researchers confirm existence of habitable zone exoplanetLondon, UK (SPX) Feb 18, 2025 An international team of astronomers has validated the discovery of a super-Earth positioned within the habitable zone of a nearby Sun-like star. Initially detected two years ago by Oxford Universit ... more 
UC Irvine study explores habitability of exoplanets orbiting white dwarf starsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 18, 2025 A recent study led by Aomawa Shields, associate professor of physics and astronomy at the University of California, Irvine, suggests that exoplanets orbiting white dwarf stars could be more habitabl ... more 
Efforts to find ET gains momentum with new technique that detects microbial movementBerlin, Germany (SPX) Feb 10, 2025 The search for life beyond Earth is among the most ambitious scientific quests. One promising method is to locate motile microorganisms, capable of self-propelled movement, which serves as a strong ... more |
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IGRINS on Gemini South Detects Surprising Signatures in Dynamic Atmosphere of Exoplanet WASP-121bTucson AZ (SPX) Feb 04, 2025 Nearly one third of known exoplanets are enormous gas giants, similar to Jupiter or Saturn. But whereas our Solar System developed with gas giants far from our Sun, some planetary systems consist of ... more 
Scientists measure Earth's cosmic detectabilityLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 04, 2025 A team of researchers led by Dr. Sofia Sheikh from the SETI Institute, in collaboration with the Characterizing Atmospheric Technosignatures project and the Penn State Extraterrestrial Intelligence ... more 
PLATO mission set for late 2026 launch aboard Ariane 6Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 31, 2025 On January 29, 2025, senior officials from the European Space Agency (ESA) and Arianespace formalized the launch contract for ESA's PLATO science mission. The agreement was signed by Carole Mundell, ... more 
A super-Earth laboratory for finding life beyond our solar systemBerlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 29, 2025 Three decades after the first exoplanet was discovered, astronomers have identified over 7,000 exoplanets in our galaxy. Yet, countless more await discovery. Researchers are now delving into the cha ... more 
Dwarf planet Ceres has rare organic material delivered by asteroidsBerlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 29, 2025 Organic molecules, critical components for life, have been identified on Ceres, the dwarf planet located within the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. These molecules, formed from carbon, hydro ... more |
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Extreme supersonic winds detected on distant exoplanet
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 24, 2025 Astronomers have observed remarkably powerful winds on the giant exoplanet WASP-127b, located over 500 light-years from Earth. These winds, clocked at an extraordinary 33,000 km/h, represent the fastest jetstream ever identified on any planet. The findings were made using the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope (ESO's VLT) in Chile, offering fresh insights into extreme weather conditions in distant worlds. While Earth's tornadoes and hurricanes can cause severe damage, the winds o ... read more 
Astronauts to Collect Microbial Samples from Space Station ExteriorLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 22, 2025 Astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) are preparing for a unique task during upcoming spacewalks-collecting microbiological samples from the station's exterior. This activity is pa ... more |
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Double the disks double the discovery new insights into planet formation in DF TauLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 21, 2025 Nestled within the star-forming Taurus constellation, a binary star system named DF Tau is revealing surprising contrasts in its circumstellar disks of dust and gas. Researchers at Lowell Observator ... more 
Bioactive compounds with industrial applications discovered in Andes bacteriaLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 20, 2025 Researchers have analyzed biofilm produced by bacteria from the El Medano hot springs in Chile's central Andes, discovering that a key component has potential applications as a natural additive in t ... more 
Astrophysicists reveal structure of exocomet belts around 74 nearby starsLondon, UK (SPX) Jan 20, 2025 Astrophysicists, led by researchers from Trinity College Dublin, have successfully captured detailed images of exocomet belts around 74 nearby stars, marking a significant step in understanding thes ... more 
NASA's Pandora Mission One Step Closer To Probing Alien AtmospheresGreenbelt MD (SPX) Jan 17, 2025 Pandora, NASA's newest exoplanet mission, is one step closer to launch with the completion of the spacecraft bus, which provides the structure, power, and other systems that will enable the mission ... more 
Not all Hot Jupiters orbit soloBerlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 16, 2025 Hot Jupiters, once thought to orbit alone near their stars, have been revealed to exist within more complex planetary systems. A study led by the University of Geneva (UNIGE), in collaboration with ... more |
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