Northern Arizona University] Science fiction suggests that life on other planets, if it exists, is likely far more advanced than life on Earth. A recent study suggests otherwise. This new […] ...

Interstellar Objects (ISOs) may provide direct evidence of planetesimals ejected from early-stage solar systems.

Astrometry is the oldest method used to search for extrasolar planets. This technique provides key information about a planetary system ...

[astro-ph.EP] The classical circumstellar habitable zone restricts the search for life to planetary surfaces where stellar irradiation sustains liquid water, overlooking vast subsurface environments.

[New York University] Human cells with fluorescently labeled chromatin (green) and microtubules (magenta) appear elongated after 24-hour exposure to flows.

[University of Nottingham] The Earth’s magnetic field may influence how cells produce energy, physical performance and even lifespan, according to new research from the University of Nottingham.

In the brine channels that thread through Arctic sea ice, it survives temperatures that would freeze most bacteria solid.

Cell Press] A tiny, single-celled organism can thrive at temperatures that would kill all other known complex life. In a ...

A carbonate-rich band of rock along the inside edge of Mars’ Jezero Crater looked like it might be the remains of an ancient ...

Stellar elemental abundances provide important constraints on the chemical environments from which planets form.

PSI] Conditions on the early Earth may have become stable enough to sustain the chemistry associated with the origins of life around 4.33 billion years ago, according to new research […] ...

ESA] The European Space Agency’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) will return to Earth on 28 September, with flight ...