Is the bar higher for scientific claims of alien life?

There is growing evidence for the existence of life on other planets.

Chris Carter, Analyst, Science and Emerging Technology Team, RAND Europe • conversation
May 28, 2025 ~7 min

In what order did the planets in our solar system form?

The biggest planets hogged a lot of the raw materials and were fully formed first.

Lucas Brefka, Ph.D. Student in Astronomy & Astrophysics, Penn State • conversation
May 19, 2025 ~6 min


New Study Examines Whether Venus Had Liquid Water

VOA Learning English • voa
Dec. 8, 2024 ~5 min

A distant planet seems to have a sulphur-rich atmosphere, hinting at alien volcanoes

Astronomers have detected possible signs of gases released by volcanic activity.

Agnibha Banerjee, PhD Student, The Open University • conversation
Nov. 11, 2024 ~6 min

Carl Sagan’s scientific legacy extends far beyond ‘Cosmos’

On what would’ve been the astronomer’s 90th trip around the Sun, here’s a look at his legacy as a scientist, advocate and communicator.

Jean-Luc Margot, Professor of Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles • conversation
Nov. 5, 2024 ~8 min

Venus is losing water faster than previously thought – here’s what that could mean for the early planet’s habitability

Studying Venus’ water loss can help scientists better understand how planets go from potentially habitable to incapable of supporting life.

Eryn Cangi, Research Scientist in Astrophysical & Planetary Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder • conversation
May 6, 2024 ~8 min

Nasa’s Mars helicopter Ingenuity has ended its mission – its success paves the way for more flying vehicles on other planets and moons

Among the missions being planned is a huge helicopter drone to explore Saturn’s moon Titan.

Kevin Olsen, UKSA Mars Science Fellow, Department of Physics, University of Oxford • conversation
Jan. 29, 2024 ~7 min

If Venus had plate tectonics, could it have had life?

Venus may have had plate tectonics billions of years ago, a finding that opens the door for the possibility of early life on the planet.

Juan Siliezar-Brown • futurity
Oct. 27, 2023 ~8 min


What’s the secret behind Venus looking younger than it is?

Venus is about 4.5 billion years old, but it looks a lot younger. A new discovery may explain the secret to its youthful appearance.

Jim Shelton-Yale • futurity
July 27, 2023 ~5 min

Venus: proof of active volcanoes – at last

Decades old images reveal that a volcano erupted on Venus in 1991.

David Rothery, Professor of Planetary Geosciences, The Open University • conversation
March 16, 2023 ~8 min

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