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Jacey Fortin
2025-08-15 00:04:27
United States
Space and Astronomy

Study Finds Planet Around Trappist-1 Star Shows No Signs of Life

Astronomers had hoped to observe an atmosphere on one of the seven planets known to orbit Trappist-1, a red dwarf star. A new study found nothing to write home about.

Carl Zimmer
2025-07-24 12:00:17
United States
National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Hints of Life on Exoplanet K2-18b Recede Even Further

New observations fail to confirm signs of life in the atmosphere of the distant planet K2-18b. They also raise questions about what it will take to detect biology light-years away.

Carl Zimmer
2025-05-23 09:00:15
United States
Your-feed-science

There’s Probably No Life on K2-18b After All, Three Studies Conclude

In April, astronomers said they had detected a possible signature of life on the exoplanet K2-18b. Now, three independent analyses discount the evidence.

Sarah Scoles
2025-02-11 09:02:34
United States
Social Media

Her Discovery Wasn’t Alien Life, but Science Has Never Been the Same

The internet erupted in controversy over Felisa Wolfe-Simon and colleagues’ claim of a microbe thriving on arsenic. Nearly 15 years later, she’s pursuing new research on the boundaries of life.