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Plato nears final camera installation for exoplanet hunt
Paris, France (SPX) May 12, 2025 The assembly of the European Space Agency's (ESA) Plato mission is making significant strides, with 24 of the 26 planned cameras now integrated into the spacecraft. Once operational in space, Plato will utilize this extensive array of cameras to survey a vast portion of the sky in its search for terrestrial planets, aiming to uncover potentially habitable worlds. Assembly work is progressing at OHB in Germany, where the sensitive optical systems are being mounted onto Plato's optical bench - the c ... read more |
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NASA's Webb Lifts Veil on Common but Mysterious Type of ExoplanetWashington DC (SPX) May 06, 2025 Though they don't orbit around our Sun, sub-Neptunes are the most common type of exoplanet, or planet outside our solar system, that have been observed in our galaxy. These small, gassy planets are ... more 
The eukaryotic leap as a shift in life's genetic algorithmBerlin, Germany (SPX) Apr 29, 2025 A collaborative effort between researchers from Mainz, Valencia, Madrid, and Zurich has revealed new insights into one of biology's greatest leaps in complexity: the emergence of the eukaryotic cell ... more 
Super Earths Found Abundant in Distant Orbits Across the GalaxyLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 28, 2025 An international collaboration, including researchers from the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard and Smithsonian (CfA), has reported the discovery of a planet about twice the size of Earth orbiting ... more 
Astronomers find Earth-like exoplanets common across the cosmosColumbus OH (SPX) Apr 28, 2025 Using the Korea Microlensing Telescope Network (KMTNet), an international team of researchers has discovered that super-Earth exoplanets are more common across the universe than previously thought, ... more |
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Strongest 'hints' yet of life detected on distant planetParis (AFP) April 17, 2025 Astronomers announced Thursday that they had detected the most promising "hints" of potential life on a planet beyond our solar system, though other scientists expressed scepticism. ... more 
Where are all the aliens?: Fermi's Paradox explainedParis (AFP) April 17, 2025 Astronomers raised hopes that humanity might not be alone in the universe by announcing on Thursday they have detected the most promising hints yet of life on a distant planet. ... more 
Scientists uncover why carbon-rich space rocks rarely reach EarthSydney, Australia (SPX) Apr 15, 2025 A comprehensive international study may finally explain why carbon-rich meteorites, which are thought to contain key ingredients for life, are so rarely found on Earth despite being common in space. ... more 
How alien energy patterns may reveal extraterrestrial lifeLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 14, 2025 Are we alone in the cosmos? The search for extraterrestrial life has long captivated scientists, but a new theoretical approach suggests we might be looking in the wrong place. Mikhail Tikhonov, ass ... more 
In the quest for alien life, even empty results hold valueBerlin, Germany (SPX) Apr 10, 2025 What if future planetary surveys yield no evidence of life beyond Earth? A research team led by physicist Dr. Daniel Angerhausen from ETH Zurich's Exoplanets and Habitability Group, working in colla ... more |
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SwRI analysis reveals exotic nature of TOI-270 d atmosphere
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 10, 2025 A new study led by Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has unveiled a detailed geochemical model of TOI-270 d, an exoplanet roughly midway in size between Earth and Neptune, suggesting it may be a massive rocky world blanketed by an extremely hot and dense atmosphere. Located just 73 light years away, TOI-270 d may serve as a crucial reference point for understanding the vast class of sub-Neptune exoplanets. Sub-Neptunes are planetary bodies that bridge the size gap between rocky planets like Eart ... read more
SwRI study reveals exotic chemistry of superheated sub-Neptune TOI-270 dwarLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 10, 2025 A new study led by the Southwest Research Institute offers groundbreaking insights into TOI-270 d, an exoplanet orbiting 73 light years from Earth. The planet, falling between Earth and Neptune in s ... more |
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Saturn's moon Titan could harbor life, but only a tiny amount, study findsTucson AZ (SPX) Apr 10, 2025 Titan, Saturn's largest moon, is a strange, alien world. Covered in rivers and lakes of liquid methane, icy boulders and dunes of soot-like "sand," its topography has long fascinated scientists and ... more
Scientists uncover dominant new microbe group deep in Earth's soilLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 10, 2025 Leonardo da Vinci once remarked that humanity understands the heavens better than the earth beneath its feet. James Tiedje at Michigan State University echoes that sentiment, but he's working to cha ... more 
What null results in the search for life could still revealLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 10, 2025 BODY TEXT: What if, after decades of scanning the cosmos with cutting-edge telescopes, we still detect no signs of extraterrestrial life? A new study led by researchers at ETH Zurich, including SETI ... more
Microscopy study in Earths harsh environments informs alien life searchLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 10, 2025 Body Text: Researchers at Portland State University have demonstrated that signs of microbial life can be consistently detected across a variety of Earth's most extreme habitats, findings that may s ... more
NASA uncovers complex teamwork in magnetic bacteriaLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 03, 2025 In a breakthrough study, researchers backed by NASA have explored the remarkable cooperative behavior of a rare form of bacteria that function as if they were a unified multicellular entity. These o ... more |
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