March 31, 2011
Look for Living Planets Near Dying Stars
An astronomer makes the case that the best place to search for habitable planets may be very close to white dwarf stars. Karen Hopkin reports
Extraterrestrial Life
Space & PhysicsMarch 30, 2011
Which near-Earth asteroids are ripe for a visit?
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EnvironmentMarch 27, 2011
The Origin of Life
A new analysis suggests lightning and volcanoes helped make life possible. David Biello reports
Space & PhysicsFebruary 28, 2011
Ammonia from meteorites could have aided start of life on Earth
February 19, 2011
Life 2.0? First let's figure out Life 1.0
The SciencesFebruary 16, 2011
The Sundance Diaries: Focus on the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Space & PhysicsFebruary 2, 2011
A Wealth of Worlds: Kepler Spacecraft Finds 6 New Exoplanets and Hints at 1,200 More
A newfound planetary system has six worlds, five of which rank among the smallest known, and the list of unconfirmed candidates has swelled to four figures
Space & PhysicsJanuary 20, 2011
Habitable exoplanet claim gets another challenge
The SciencesJanuary 13, 2011
An arsenic-laced bad-news letter: Who is the audience for online post-publication peer review?
Space & PhysicsJanuary 11, 2011
Space scope finds scorched super-Earth
Kepler's latest discovery is step closer to a true Earth analogue.
Space & PhysicsJanuary 2, 2011
What's Out There? Take Our SETI Poll
Space & PhysicsJanuary 1, 2011
Contact: The Day After
If we are ever going to pick up a signal from E.T., it is going to happen soon, astronomers say. And we already have a good idea how events will play out