Earth's atmosphere may hold key to detecting alien life, says study
The new findings on how life evolves in different atmospheres could lay the foundation for scientists to interpret early biosignatures and signs of life on Earth-size exoplanets.
Feb 20, 2018, 17:25 PM ISTThe host star of seven exoplanets, TRAPPIST-1 is older than our own solar system!
It is unclear what this older age means for the planets' habitability.
Aug 12, 2017, 18:46 PM ISTEarth is special, indeed
The team discovered that if you bring the model forward 13.8 billion, none of the known 700 quintillion possible planets look like Earth.
Feb 21, 2016, 15:26 PM ISTVolunteer programmers help find mysterious black holes
The methods of the Virtual Observatory were applied in the research, and all the conclusions were obtained exclusively with the use of publicly available data and, therefore, can be confirmed from any computer with Internet access.
Jan 24, 2016, 12:00 PM ISTWhen Jupiter bumped giant planet out of solar system
For years, scientists have suspected the ouster was either Saturn or Jupiter.
Nov 01, 2015, 13:39 PM IST