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I'm a professional planet hunter. Here's why we should be searching for alien life much closer to home

Why some of the best places to find alien life could be within our Solar System.
Science Daily

Astronomers find the first atmosphere on a rocky world in the habitable zone

Astronomers have found the first confirmed atmosphere around a rocky planet in another star’s habitable zone. The planet, LHS 1140 b, revealed its atmosphere through helium slowly leaking into space.

Aliens most likely to inhabit ‘super-Earth’ exoplanet with all the ‘essential ingredients’ for life: astronomers

A new study suggests that if extraterrestrial life exists, it’s likely being lived on this exoplanet. Astronomers have ...
Tech Times

Helium Escaping LHS 1140 b Confirms First Habitable-Zone Rocky Atmosphere

Rocky exoplanet atmosphere confirmed for the first time in a habitable zone: Harvard astronomers detected helium escaping ...

Researchers advance tech that could help scientists detect habitable worlds beyond our solar system

Are we alone in the universe? For scientists working on NASA's proposed Habitable Worlds Observatory, that question is no ...