If all goes well, the Europa Clipper space probe will leave Earth in October 2024 to begin a mission whose results could mark a turning point in the search for...
Tag - extraterrestrial life
Astronomers have discovered a rocky planet like ours 40 light-years away from Earth. It is a little smaller than Earth, specifically the size of Venus, and its...
The study of the cosmos has been an inexhaustible source of discoveries and wonders throughout human history. With increasingly sophisticated technological...
Endowed with a vast ocean under a thick layer of ice, Enceladus, one of Saturn’s 83 moons, is a clear candidate for hosting extraterrestrial life. The...
Chemical compounds in a planet’s atmosphere that could indicate life, called biosignatures, often include gases that are abundant in Earth’s...