An international study lead by Université de Montréal astronomer Björn Benneke has detected water vapour on the planet K2-18b; this represents a major discovery in the search of alien life.... Read more
SCIPP physicist David Williams will help lead effort using four 12-meter telescopes to search for nanosecond flashes of light from extraterrestrial civilizations The Breakthrough Listen init... Read more
An EPFL scientist has developed a novel approach that boosts the chances of finding extraterrestrial intelligence in our galaxy. His method uses probability theory to calculate the possibili... Read more
SF State astronomer Stephen Kane searches for signs of life in one of the extrasolar systems closest to Earth Is there anybody out there? The question of whether Earthlings are alone in the... Read more
Researchers have invented a range of instruments from giant telescopes to rovers to search for life in outer space, but so far, these efforts have yielded no definitive evidence that it exis... Read more
Scientists have developed a new optical chip for a telescope that enables astronomers to have a clear view of alien planets that may support life. Seeing a planet outside the solar system wh... Read more
A new phase in the search for life elsewhere is about to begin “WE’VE been wondering what planet we’re first going to look for life on. Now we know.” Rory Barnes, of the University of Washin... Read more
Life on other planets would likely be brief and become extinct very quickly, say astrobiologists from ANU Research School of Earth Sciences. In research aiming to understand how life might d... Read more
A bold new programme financed by a Silicon Valley tycoon will revitalise the hunt for alien civilisations IN 1959 a young astronomer called Frank Drake was working at the Green Bank radio ob... Read more
