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Building Block for Life Discovered on Saturn’s Moon Enceladus

In a groundbreaking discovery, scientists have unearthed evidence that could have profound implications for the existence of extraterrestrial life within our solar system. Dr....

Team of physicists suggests LIGO could be used to detect giant alien spacecraft

A group of physicists from various universities in the United States have collaborated on a new paper. The paper discussed the possibility of using...

Proposal for picogram-scale probes to explore nearby stars

George Church, of Harvard University and the Wyss Institute, proposes the use of picogram to nanogram-scale probes that can land, replicate and produce a...

Study examines what microorganisms on Mars would need to survive

No life has yet been discovered on Mars. But it is exciting to speculate on the conditions that might allow it. The cellular processes...

If there is phosphine on Venus, there isn’t much

The discovery of phosphine above Venus's clouds was announced in 2020. Then the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) conducted follow-up observations to confirm...

NASA experiment suggests need to dig deep for evidence of life on Mars

According to a new NASA laboratory experiment, rovers may need to dig 6.6 feet (two metres) or more beneath the Martian surface to find...

No signs (yet) of life on Venus

According to a new study, the unusual behavior of sulfur in Venus' atmosphere cannot be explained by an "aerial" form of extraterrestrial life. The...

Planetary scientists suggest a solution to the Fermi paradox

A pair of researchers have developed a possible solution to the Fermi Paradox. The study has been published in Journal of the Royal Society...

Scientists denied life in Mars from meteorite found in Antarctica

Scientists said that a 4-billion-year-old meteorite from Mars have caused a splash on Earth decades ago. This event contains no evidence of ancient Martian...