A new study rewrites the story of human evolution, suggesting that intelligent life is not rare but a natural planetary ...

Humans evolved late in Earth history. While this timing inspired the conclusion that humanlike life is a cosmic improbability ...

But Dr Michael Cretignier, one of the scientists behind the discovery, said it could play a "pivotal role" in ongoing missions looking for life on other planets. Dr Cretignier, a postdoctoral ...

According to astronomers, there are approximately 200 billion trillion stars in our observable universe — chances are, ...

An international team of scientists has confirmed the discovery of exoplanet HD 20794 d, which potentially could support life ...

A planet like this could exist for 4 billion years with an intact atmosphere — pretty good chances for hosting life. “If you are lucky, yes, an exoplanet like this could support life,” Wolk ...

However, unlike Earth's circular orbit, HD 20794 d follows an elliptical path, making it uncertain whether the planet could support life. Dr Cretignier first identified HD 20794 d in 2022 while ...

Orbiting in the zone means the planet, named HD 20794 d, is at the right distance from the star to sustain water on ... too early to say whether it could host life. The exoplanet orbits in the ...

Something other than carbon Life elsewhere could use different elements as building blocks. Silicon, with its chemical similarities to carbon, has been proposed as a potential alternative. If they ...

But Dr Michael Cretignier, one of the scientists behind the discovery, said it could play a "pivotal role" in ongoing missions looking for life on other planets. Dr Cretignier, a postdoctoral research ...