Life Outside the BoxAlien Worlds That May Be Habitable for Billions of Years May Look Nothing Like Earth “..our Earth-centered idea of a life-friendly planet might be too narrow," the researchers said. By Saumya Kalia
Poor Planetary PredictionsPluto Lost Planetary Status Due to Influence of Astrology in Science, Say Scientists “…around the early 1900s, we put him [Galileo] back in jail again when we went with this folk concept of an orderly number of planets.” By Rohitha Naraharisetty
Beyond The EarthScientists Find Molecules in Space That Could Form New Solar Systems "It is possible that the molecules that are needed to kick-start life on planets are readily available in all planet-forming environments." By Devrupa Rakshit
MoonstruckIn a First, Scientists Find a Moon Forming Around a Planet Outside Our Solar System The observations will shed new light on how moons and planets form in young stellar systems, scientists say. By Saumya Kalia
Gone With The WavesAncient Earth Was a Big, Blue Water World, New Evidence Says "...the long‐held assumption that the surface oceans' volume remained nearly constant through geologic time may need to be reassessed." By Saumya Kalia
When The Universe Was YoungA Meteorite Older Than the Earth Has Been Found in the Sahara The ancient space rock is a glimpse into the infancy of our solar system. By Aditi Murti