Chunks of Alpha Centauri—Our Closest Stellar Neighbor—Might Have Already Reached Us
A new study examines how much material from the closest star system to Earth will end up in orbit around the Sun, and how ...
Are We Alone? Scientists Uncover Evidence That Intelligence May Be Inevitable
For decades, scientists believed that intelligent life was a rare cosmic accident. A new study challenges that idea, arguing ...
Was the emergence of intelligent life on Earth just a fluke? Some scientists think not
Roughly 300,000 years ago, our species first appeared on the African landscape before spreading globally and coming to ...
The Livability of Exoplanets Orbiting White Dwarf Stars
Among the roughly 10 billion white dwarf stars in the Milky Way galaxy, a greater number than previously expected could ...
White dwarf stars may host more habitable exoplanets than expected
Among the roughly 10 billion white dwarf stars in the Milky Way galaxy, a greater number than previously expected could ...
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Dark Oxygen Could be the Key to Researching Alien Life
Dark oxygen, a newly identified form of oxygen, raises questions about life in extreme environments and its implications for ...
New Book Reveals Why We Need An Exoplanet Reality Check
Is Earth really exceptional?  A new book seems to reaffirm that notion.  But given the right conditions, primitive life may be a mere byproduct of biophysics.
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Could Aliens with Human-Level Technology Detect Us? SETI Scientists Weigh In
SETI scientists try to determine whether aliens at a similar technology level to humans could detect Earth and from how far ...
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Cosmic wonder: Reclaiming science’s place in Jewish life
Just as modern telescopes reveal the hidden structure of nebulae and star clusters, understanding the physics behind twilight ...