To observers from outer space, Earth's vast oceans and verdant landmasses make it appear as a blue world punctuated by green ecosystems. It's the only habitable world we humans have ever known, so of ...
Science fiction films have shaped our collective imagination into believing that any planet harboring extra-terrestrial life would look like a lush green utopia, somewhat like Earth. But fresh ...
Green is a sign of life on Earth, but other habitable planets could be teeming with purple microbes that we should be able to detect with telescopes. Reading time 2 minutes In a little more than 30 ...
Experts believe early Earth hosted purple bacteria. Now the color could be a sign of hospitable worlds. It's possible that scientists could find signs of life elsewhere in the universe by trying to ...
The Living Worlds Working Group proposes a revolutionary approach to finding life on distant planets. The paper, part of the design phase for NASA’s upcoming Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO), ...