Running the numbers on alien life
A multi-institute team of scientists have proposed a new method of assessing the likelihood of life on alien worlds (exoplanets)…
SETI needs to see the light, say astrophysicists
SETI’s (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) quest to find radio signals transmitted by extraterrestrial civilizations has so far failed to locate…
Extraterrestrial amino acids left-handed
NASA scientists analyzing the dust of meteorites say that the extraterrestrial biological molecules brought to Earth by meteorite impacts could…
CO2 detected on distant extrasolar planet
The Hubble Space Telescope has detected carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of a planet orbiting a distant star, a possible…
Organic molecule hints at alien life
Scientists have detected glycolaldehyde (an organic sugar molecule that is directly linked to the origin of life) 26,000 light years…
Brits Invite ET Over For Corn Chips
Snack food company Doritos is sponsoring a competition in the UK to beam a user-created advertisement (using a 2-billion watt…
Enigma Of Extraterrestrial Amino Acids
Amino acids have been found in interstellar clouds and in meteorites – but with some enigmatic omissions and tantalizing similarities…