Water worlds are likely common
When it comes to searching for evidence of alien life, the phrase follow the water is often quoted as a guiding principle. All life on …
When it comes to searching for evidence of alien life, the phrase follow the water is often quoted as a guiding principle. All life on …
Nearly 4,000 exoplanets have been discovered so far, orbiting distant stars. One question that has inevitably come up is, how similar are those planets and …
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Rogue planets are free-floating worlds, drifting in space between the stars. A growing number of these odd objects have been discovered in recent years, not …
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Chorus waves are electromagnetic waves that can be converted to sound. When that’s done, and we “hear” the chorus waves around Earth, they sound like …
Plate tectonics have long been thought to have been necessary for the development of life on Earth, in part due to making it easier for …