TOI-715 b, which the scientists discovered using the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), lies 137 light years from Earth
alien life
“Our work shows that this water can be found in places we had not much considered"
New research suggests that future visitors to the lunar south pole region should be on the lookout for evidence of life in super-cold permanently shadowed craters
Scientists believe the signals come from collapsed stars - but some have suggested they might be evidence of extraterrestrial civilisations
Our Solar System could be more alive than what we thought it was
“This study assesses the impact that ocean circulation has on nutrient cycling, biological productivity & the detectability of life on exoplanets”
The late 2030s are a realistic launch target for an alien-ocean explorer, should NASA choose to develop one
The new planet joins other Earth-sized planets, including several in the TRAPPIST-1 system & other worlds discovered by NASA's Kepler Space Telescope
Philosophers describe this sort of phenomenon as “theory-ladenness of observation”
"If we make first contact before 2028, it’ll probably be via radio"