The Living Worlds Working Group proposes a revolutionary approach to finding life on distant planets. The paper, part of the ...

Purple is the new green, as far as aliens are concerned, anyway. If you were asked to imagine an alien planet, it would be reasonable to imagine a green earth-like rock orbiting somewhere in a distant ...

If we discover alien life, what will it look like? We have no way of knowing, but the hunt for extraterrestrial life can now include purple bacteria, according to a group of astronomers who are ...

Stephen has degrees in science (Physics major) and arts (English Literature and the History and Philosophy of Science), as well as a Graduate Diploma in Science Communication. Stephen has degrees in ...

What would Earth look like if it were orbiting a different star? Our very existence is shaped by the amount of light and radiation we receive from the Sun. If Earth were to orbit around a different ...