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Articles related to extraterrestrial life
The discovery of a new form of photosynthesis extends the limits where life can survive on Earth, and might provide a first step to terraforming Mars. |
Browse: The Aliens Are Already Extinct |
The continual discovery of water on other planets raises the hope that now is our time to find life beyond Earth. |
Expert Opinion:
Liquid water on Mars
Salty streaks identified by an orbiting spacecraft could be the first solid evidence of liquid water - a key ingredient for life as we know it - on Mars. |
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Out of this World:
The Search for Alien Polluters
Astronomers search for alien air pollution, and Earth-based lasers could zap space junk. |
Out of this World:
Regional Processes Led to Huge Martian Floods
Regional processes led to huge Martian floods, and interstellar seeds could have created oases of life throughout the universe. |
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Out of this World:
Most Earth-Like Worlds Are Unborn
Astronomers have peered behind the Milky Way and determined that 92% of habitable planets have not yet been born. |
Out of this World:
Bringing the Building Blocks of Life Down to Earth
Astronomers find more evidence for how life began in Earth, and send a greeting to a red dwarf with two habitable planets. |
