Claims of a biosignature gas detection—a sign of extraterrestrial life—on an exoplanet by the Webb telescope were premature, ...
Recent research has raised the tantalizing prospect that our Solar System, in which we thought we were alone, may be dotted ...
Despite its extreme conditions, featuring surface temperatures that can melt lead, volcanoes that spew lava, and thick clouds ...
Researchers have unravelled the mystery of Venus, Earth’s blistering and inhospitable counterpart, shedding light on how it transformed into a dry wasteland. This groundbreaking study bridges a signif ...
Data from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has shown that exoplanet K2-18b has some of the chemical markers that may ...
Billions of years ago, Venus may have harbored as much water as Earth. Today, almost all of it has disappeared. A new study may help to explain why.
Recent excitement about the discovery of signs of alien life on a distant planet could be misplaced – or at least early, ...
Despite its extreme conditions, featuring surface temperatures that can melt lead, volcanoes that spew lava, and thick clouds of sulfuric acid, Venus provides invaluable insights into the search ...
Take, for instance, the 2020 announcement that scientists had found evidence of phosphine on Venus—and that, as far as they could tell, only life could ... a yes or no to the “aliens?” ...
Earth, Mars and Venus all looked pretty similar when they first formed. Today, Mars is dry, cold, and dusty; Venus has a hot, ...
Planetary scientists at CU Boulder have discovered how Venus, Earth’s scalding and uninhabitable neighbor, became so dry. The ...
Recent excitement about the discovery of signs of alien life on a distant planet could be misplaced – or at least early, according to a new study. In recent weeks ... Those models suggested that there ...