Latest about Search for Life
The observatory will combine tech from NASA's most powerful space telescopes.
New models suggest that Europa has very little tectonic activity at its seafloor, which is potentially catastrophic news for the hopes of finding alien life within its ocean.
The new findings strengthen the "RNA world" hypothesis that describes how the first life on Earth could have used RNA instead of DNA.
If nonliving materials can produce rich, organized mixtures of organic molecules, then the traditional signs we use to recognize biology may no longer be enough.
"Science doesn't always go as planned. In any case, there's a lot of work to be done."
"We're not certain if having widespread liquid pockets instead of a global ocean makes Titan more or less habitable."
Frequent flares from the nearby star TRAPPIST-1 could offer new clues in the search for habitable planets beyond Earth.
But being in this sweet spot doesn't automatically mean a planet is hospitable to life.
