Tag: solar system

Far from our solar system, phosphorus surrounding distant stars could be a telltale sign of worlds friendly to extraterrestrial life. Exoplanets orbiting stars rich in phosphorus may be more likely ...

The Earth's biosphere contains all the known ingredients necessary for life as we know it. Broadly speaking these are: liquid water, at least one source of energy, and an inventory ...

With the help of W. M. Keck Observatory on Maunakea in Hawaii, the research team data-sleuthing volunteers participating in Backyard Worlds: Planet 9, a citizen science project, has discovered roughly ...