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A new exoplanet model screens rocky worlds by their ability to retain atmospheres over geologic timescales, helping narrow ...

Somewhere out there, a planet roughly the size of Earth may be orbiting a distant star in conditions that could support life.

Using emerging radio techniques refined during and after the Second World War, the astronomers detected a powerful radio ...

When a scientific controversy or breakthrough dominates headlines, press officers and journalists often quote a handful of ...

Scientists are raising concerns that we may be overlooking evidence of extraterrestrial life even when it is present. Hidden ...

Study pinpoints which rocky worlds could hang on to a life-supporting atmosphere ...

Astronomers are urging limits on satellite launches after simulations showed some observatories could become effectively ...

A set of protocols telling scientists what to do – and what not to do – if they ever detect evidence of intelligent life ...