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Enceladus

Could there be life on Saturn’s moon, Enceladus? New research raises the possibility.

Science

The moon has a large liquid ocean and lots of hydrogen — the fuel for microbial life.

Green Bank Telescope

How to hunt for extraterrestrial intelligence

Technology
NASA scientist speaks at COSAT

School Year Blog: South African students meet a NASA scientist

Development & Education
Scientists using NASA's Kepler space telescope have found the best candidates yet for habitable worlds beyond the solar system.

Hello? Is anybody out there?

Environment

So What Happens if Voyager One Actually Meets E.T.?

MIT professor explores planets for signs of life

Environment

Professor Sara Seager is certain life has evolved on another planet. Seager, a planetary scientist and astrophysicist at M.I.T., is one of the leaders of the hunt for new planets that demonstrate evidence of life.

SETI scientist says humans will discover extraterrestrial life within 20 years

Environment

As NASA launches a mission to Mars, scientists are saying we could be within 20 years of finding life outside of our planet. It may come from a mission just like this one.

The Long Now Foundation’s 10,000-year clock

The grandfather of all clocks — a clock that will register each unique moment for the next 10,000 years — is under construction.

Neil deGrasse Tyson on New Earth-Like Planet and Black Holes

NASA’s Kepler mission has confirmed the discovery of a  planet in the habitable zone of a sun-like star. A NASA researcher says the Earth-like planet would have a surface temperature around 70 degrees Fahrenheit. This makes it a so-called “Goldilocks planet” –  not too hot, not too cold, just right to support life. Researchers have also measured […]

The World

Forum: Searching the Skies for Alien Intelligence

Environment

The World’s Clark Boyd has this report on the Low Frequency Array. And you can join our discussion in our World Science Forum.