The search for life beyond our own solar system has taken a major step forward with a new interdisciplinary research coalition devoted to the search for life in the cosmos. Nexus for Exoplanet System Science (NExSS) will be made up of research teams from several NASA facilities, 10 U.S. universities and two research institutions, according […]
Calling ET: NASA Expands Search for Alien Life
Posted April 27th, 2015 at 10:48 pm (UTC-4)
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Search for ET Centers Around Newly-discovered Earth-like Planets
Posted May 4th, 2012 at 10:45 pm (UTC-4)
The recent discovery of Earth-like planets has changed the way scientists look for life on other planets, according to the scientist who inspired Jodie Foster’s character in “Contact,” a 1997 film about the search for extra-terrestrial intelligence. Astronomer Dr. Jill Tarter, director of the SETI Institute’s Center for SETI Research in California, has devoted her […]
Are We Alone in the Universe?
Posted April 30th, 2012 at 10:45 pm (UTC-4)
Many of us believe finding some form of life beyond our own planet is inevitable, and the recent discovery of Earth-like planets – in a region where liquid water could exist on a planet’s surface – has renewed excitement about eventually finding extra-terrestrial life. However, two Princeton University researchers suggest those expectations may be more […]