When astronomers announced Kepler-452b, they were not just adding another distant world to a growing catalog. They were ...
"A strong magnetic field is very important for life on a planet." ...
Most of the planets are aligned in our night sky right now, providing a treat for skywatchers. Are such "planetary parades" visible from other worlds?
Life may not get blasted off any of the known "super-Earth" worlds as readily as it can from our planet, scientists find. The discovery suggests that any intelligent aliens that develop on such ...