A Study Suggests Aliens Aren’t Little Green Men. They’re Purple People Eaters.

A study from Cornell University discovered that a particular purple “light fingerprint” could be indicative of ...

‘Project Hail Mary’ explores unique forms of life in space – 5 essential reads on searching for aliens that look nothing like life on Earth

The fictional biologist in ‘Project Hail Mary’ claims that potential alien organisms might not be made of carbon or require water, unlike life on Earth.
Smithsonian Magazine

Alien Life Could Look Nothing Like What We Expect. Here’s How Microbes Beyond Earth Might Live Without Liquid Water

Like the lead character of “Project Hail Mary,” some scientists are proposing ways that life might exist beyond a star’s ...

The 45 planets most likely to host alien life, according to astronomers

Life on Earth is a precious thing, especially given what astronomers know about the visible universe. Although researchers ...

The best places to look for alien life: Scientists identify 45 Earth-like worlds to explore for a 'Project Hail Mary'

If we're to find extraterrestrial life in the universe, astronomers have pinpointed the best places to look for it. They have ...
Smithsonian Magazine

These Sea Slugs Can ‘Eat’ Sunlight—but They’re No Astrophage. Here’s How the ‘Project Hail Mary’ Antagonist Has a Real-Life Analogue in Earth’s Oceans

By snatching chloroplasts from algae, animals called sacoglossans produce their own energy through photosynthesis ...
Frontiers

Advances in Space Farming for Near-Earth and Deep-Space Missions

Advances in space farming represent a critical frontier in astrobiology and human space exploration, driven by the necessity to develop sustainable food ...

Red dwarf stars might starve alien plants of the 'quality' light they need to breathe

Red dwarfs make up the vast majority of stars in the galaxy. Such ubiquity means they host the majority of rocky exoplanets we've found so far—which in turn makes them interesting for astrobiological ...
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The science explaining why alien plants might not be green

Scientists studying distant exoplanets believe that plant life on some worlds could appear red rather than green. The reason lies in the type of light emitted by the host star and how organisms evolve ...
New Scientist

Chemistry clues could detect aliens unlike any life on Earth

A new method to recognise the chemical properties of living things could help us detect alien life even if it functions differently from life on Earth. When searching for alien life, scientists ...
Rolling Stone

Aliens Exist? Inside the Annual Expo Where UFO ‘Disclosure’ Is Only a Matter of Time

In a packed ballroom in Los Angeles, astrologer Shima Moore announces that something has just happened in the stars for the first time in at least 6,400 years. Minutes earlier, Saturn and Neptune met ...