For years, astronomers have searched the cosmos for planets capable of supporting life. Most efforts focus on the "habitable zone," the region around a star where a planet could have liquid water. But ...

A new world has just been found orbiting a Sun-like star only 20 light-years away, and it could be one of the most promising ...

The findings have been published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, marking an important step forward in understanding planetary habitability. “Are we alone in the Universe?” For thousands of years, the ...

A new study by Rice University researchers Sho Shibata and Andre Izidoro presents a compelling new model for the formation of ...

When a mudflat crumbles on Earth, or an ice sheet splinters on one of Jupiter's moons (Europa), or an ancient lakebed breaks ...

and planetary habitability. In the past, I have studied synchronization in astrophysical contexts (planetary rings, etc) using N-body simulations, developed methods of delineating solar and lunar ...

I am an early-career scientist with a research background in exoplanetary science, planetary habitability, and variable host star behavior. At SETI, I apply my knowledge to planetary data products for ...

Most of these planetary nurseries are short-lived, typically lasting only about 10 million years – a fleeting existence by cosmic standards. Now, in a surprising find, researchers at the ...

He has published eight books and nearly 200 scientific papers related to astrobiology and planetary habitability. His latest books are The Cosmic Zoo: Complex Life on Many Worlds and the 3rd ...

Other topics of interest include remote sensing and spectroscopy, geomorphology, sedimentology and stratigraphy, geochronology, planetary habitability, petrology, geophysics and tectonics, UAV science ...