Mar 24, 2025 · The ultimate goal of NASA's exoplanet program is to find unmistakable signs of current life on a planet beyond Earth. How soon that can happen depends on two unknowns: …

2 days ago · Hycean planets are expected to orbit red dwarf stars, and the best candidate for a hycean world is the planet K2-18b. This exoplanet, which is categorized as a "sub-Neptune" …

Jun 20, 2023 · New technology and deeper understanding are moving us closer to detecting signs of life on another world. Illustration of how a distant, rocky, life-bearing world, orbiting a red …

Mar 9, 2021 · Life on planets around other stars also might be hidden in a subsurface ocean encased in ice, invisible even to our most powerful space telescopes. Moons of Jupiter and …

Several other planets, such as Gliese 180 b, also appear to be examples of planets once considered potentially habitable but later found to be interior to the habitable zone. [1]

Jul 31, 2024 · Beyond Earth's blue skies stretches a universe full of possibilities, including countless stars with planets that might support life. While Earth is the only known host of life, …

Scientists and engineers from the Center for Astrophysics aim to achieve the following advances to enable the discovery of life on other planets: Understand the Origins of Life: We investigate …

Mar 25, 2025 · Researchers have identified a promising new way to detect life on faraway planets. ... “We want to get measurements of other things produced in extreme environments on Earth, …

Mar 6, 2025 · This finding, based on more than 20 years of observations, provides a valuable opportunity to study the atmospheres of Earth-like planets in greater detail. Searching for …

Jun 7, 2024 · The closest place to look for extraterrestrial life is on planets within our solar system. NASA’s Viking 1 mission began orbiting Earth’s neighbor Mars back in 1976. Looking …