Similar to Earth but incapable of sustaining life. Despite surface temperatures hot enough to melt lead, lava-spewing ...
Venus provides invaluable insights into the search for life on other planets, according to a new study from UC Riverside.
Instead of using chlorophyll, the green organelle that most plants have today used for photosynthesis, purple bacteria uses ...
Studying and eventually understanding our planet Venus remains our best hope for characterizing earth-mass planets circling ...
Purple bacteria that thrive in low-energy red or infrared light with a simpler method of photosynthesis could cover another ...
At a recent workshop, researchers and journalists debated how to announce a potential discovery of extraterrestrial life ...
If we discover alien life, what will it look like? We have no way of knowing, but the hunt for extraterrestrial life can now include purple bacteria, according to a group of astronomers who are ...
While we go about our daily lives on Earth, a nuclear-powered robot the size of a small car is trundling around Mars looking ...
Purple is the new green, as far as aliens are concerned, anyway. If you were asked to imagine an alien planet, it would be reasonable to imagine a green earth-like rock orbiting somewhere in a ...
As the search for life outside of the confines of Earth continues, a group of astrobiologists has suggested checking meteors as an Uber for aliens. The new research explores a model of life ...
Groundbreaking study suggests alien life may not be green but purple, thriving under diverse conditions, challenging conventional assumptions. Researchers advocate for a more inclusive approach to ...