Researchers at UCL University in England developed a new model that will allow scientists to detect life on other planets outside of our Solar System with the highest accuracy achieved so far. The model is based on the detection of methane, the simplest organic molecule whose presence in the environment…
Are we alone in the universe? This question has occupied our imagination for more than one hundred years. Is our planet the only miracle and home for living organisms among all other planets and galaxies? Some scientists believe that the day when we encounter alien life is probably going to…
Science in 2013 played a more important role than ever. At the same time, many intriguing discoveries were made. Here is a list of five major scientific discoveries according to the magazine National Geographic. 1. Space has become more ‘crowded’ In 2013, researchers from the California Institute of Technology suggested…
In short, the form of potential alien life would depend on the conditions which would exist on their planet. On planets covered with vast oceans, life can exist in the form of water creatures resembling inhabitants of our marine environments. In a world with strong gravity and dense atmosphere large,…
Until a few decades ago, there were only nine planets known to mankind existing in the solar system. The existence of other planets orbiting around other stars could only be hypothesized and no one could definitively answer the question if they really existed out there. Today, with Pluto being excluded…
Space exploration is going on, and as time passes, astronomers get the opportunity to 'dig' further into the depths of the universe. One of the most promising recent discoveries revealed the signs of water in the atmosphere of distant extrasolar planets. Two teams of scientists led by Avi Mandell of…
The question of the existence of extraterrestrial life has intrigued millions of people for many ages. Eventually, are we alone in this world, or is there life on other planets? A new study comes to strengthen the second scenario. Not only could there be life somewhere out there, but potentially,…
Scientists just found an Earth-like planet that is a very promising candidate for hosting life. Of course, this discovery doesn't mean that we actually found life on other planets. More precisely, the likelihood of life existing on other planets just became a little more realistic. A planet that is at…
