Search For "extraterrestrial life"
"Aliens need to be a lot smarter to reach out to us..." Ex-NASA Astronaut
Updated : 3 months ago IST
The astronaut also gave a straightforward reponse to the viral question circulating on social media on whether or not "can people have sex in space?" "I don't see why not," he said with a smile.
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Terminator zones on distant planets could harbour life: Research
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
In a recent study, astronomers from the University of California, Irvine explain how the possibility of extraterrestrial life exists on far-off exoplanets within a special region known as the "terminator zone," which is a ring on planets that have one side that is always facing its star and
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Research explores possibility of life beyond Earth
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
For millennia, caves have served as shelters for prehistoric humans. Caves have also intrigued scholars from early Chinese naturalists to Charles Darwin. A cave ecologist has been in and out of these subterranean ecosystems, examining the unique life forms -- and unique living conditions --
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Exploration of Jupiter's moon Europa now possible
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 3 (ANI): Europa is more than just one of Jupiter's many moons; it's also one of the solar system's most promising locations for searching for extraterrestrial life. There is a liquid water ocean under 10 kilometres of ice that could support life. It is, however, one
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Nature used 57 recipes to create Earth's 10,500-plus 'mineral kinds'
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 4 (ANI): A 15-year study details the origins and diversity of every known mineral on Earth, a landmark body of work that will help reconstruct the history of life on Earth, guide the search for new minerals and ore deposits, predict possible characteristics of future
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Research reveals biofinder improves detection of extraterrestrial life
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Honolulu [US], June 27 (ANI): The Compact Color Biofinder, a cutting-edge scientific tool created by a team of researchers from the University of Hawai'i at Manoa may completely alter the way we look for evidence of extraterrestrial life, according to a new study.
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Study reveals scientists may detect signs of extraterrestrial life in next
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 17 (ANI): Research shows that a new telescope could detect a potential signature of life on other planets in as little as 60 hours.
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Scientists study if meteorite impacts help create life on Earth and beyond
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Ontario [Canada], September 3 (ANI): A new study, posits that impact craters should absolutely be considered by space agencies like NASA and ESA as top exploration targets, not just for their invaluable post-impact geological records, but also -- and perhaps more importantly -- as prime loca
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Astronomers spot far-away planet that could possibly support life
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Cambridge [England], Feb 27 (ANI): Astronomers have found an exoplanet more than twice the size of Earth which could be potentially habitable. This discovery might take us a step closer to search for life on planets significantly larger than Earth but smaller than Neptune.
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This light-sensing camera may help detect extraterrestrial life, dark matt
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 19 (ANI): Ever imagined a camera that can count photons, or particles of light and further aid in searching for chemical signs of life on other planets or dark matter? Well, this device is now a reality!
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