Does genetic information evolve like technology does?
From chemistry to biology to social networks, specific shared principles should guide how information is organized and how it cycles through…
Category: Astrobiology & Space Science
Mysterious, Unusual Intergalactic Radio Signal Found
Radio astronomers working with a radio dish telescope detected something a bit unusual. They were seeing a very fast radio burst, faster and…
Saturn’s Moon Enceladus May Have Conditions For Life
In a last scientific hurrah, the Cassini spacecraft has detected that hydrogen is being ejected from the moon’s ice-covered ocean.
Betting on finding aliens
If intelligent aliens exist somewhere in the depths of space, then should we see signs of their technology? This question has motivated…
Physicist claims that life’s common trait is information
You are on one of those trips where the travel is so tedious that even your cell phone looks boring. Not being able to sleep, you look out…
Water found outside of the solar system
51 Pegasi b is a roughly jupiter-sized planet around a star pretty similar to our sun. This planet has been part of astronomy conversations…
The Age and Fate of the Orion Nebular Cloud
Stars and planets are most often categorized by their mass. In astronomy, the “initial mass function” is used for this categorization.…
Life Under a Black Sun
Did you know that a black hole is a kind of star? What would it really be like if our sun, also a star, was a black hole?
New Method for Detecting Signs of Life In the Universe
Detecting life on a planet beyond Earth would be one of the coolest things ever! In our paper, we talk about detecting signs of life on…
Dust, Not Aliens, Causing Unusual Star Light on Tabby’s Star
Tabby’s Star, located 1,276 light years from Earth and named for its discoverer Tabetha S. Boyajian, created quite a buzz among…