A new catalog of potentially habitable exoplanets provides the framework for future observations in the search for alien life ...
People should care about space. And not just because you have an interest in astronomy or curiosity about extraterrestrial life, you should care because, whether we like it or not, crucial sectors of ...
Free-floating planets could host moons with tidal heating and thick, hydrogen-rich atmospheres that may be able to create billions of years of potentially habitable surface conditions. When you ...
Astronomy and commercial space are often portrayed as being on a collision course, yet their futures are deeply intertwined. As satellite constellations expand, astronomers raise concerns about trails ...
The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS shed the building blocks of life as it flew past Earth last year, according to new data from NASA's SPHEREx space telescope. From its position in orbit, SPHEREx watched ...
A recent SpaceNews opinion article argued that it is time to “take astronomy off Earth.” The suggestion is straightforward: If satellite constellations and commercial space activity threaten ...
Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology Over the past decade, scientists have come up with a variety of frameworks to guide their search for life in ...