The Earth supports the only known life in the universe, all of it depending heavily on the presence of liquid water to facilitate chemical reactions. While single-celled life has existed almost as ...

"We show that this design can, in principle, find half of all existing Earth-like planets orbiting sun-like stars within 30 light-years in less than three years." To resolve nearby Earth-like ...

A simple change in telescope shape could bring the search for alien life closer to home. Instead of the traditional round mirror, a new concept argues for a long, thin rectangular mirror that can more ...

Vespera Pro is a smart, app-controlled telescope that reveals deep-sky detail as you watch, stacking images live and ...