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April 7, 2025, Mountain View, CA -- What if we spend decades building advanced telescopes to search for life on other planets and come up empty-handed? A recent study led by ETH Zurich researchers including corresponding author and SETI Institute affiliate, Dr. Daniel Angerhausen, tackled this question, exploring what we can learn about life in the universe—even if we don't detect signs of life or habitability. Using advanced statistical modeling, the research team sought to explore how many ex…

The confirmed discovery of exoplanets revolutionized our understanding of the universe. Among the thousands of confirmed exoplanets, HD 20794 d in particular, recently attracted attention for a unique characteristic – an eccentric orbit that moves in and out of the parent star’s habitable zone. Astronomers are studying this planet to gain insights into habitability beyond Earth.

A scientist has warned that aliens could be hiding in 'terminator zones', the dark side of planets outside our solar system that orbit stars and are partially hidden from our view

A new study claims solar flares may actually make the planets in Trappist-1's habitability zone even more habitable than first thought.