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A new class of exoplanet very different to our own, but which could support life, has been identified by astronomers, which could greatly accelerate the search for life outside our Solar System. In the search for life elsewhere, astronomers have mostly looked for planets of a similar size, mass, temperature and atmospheric...

Research led by the University of Cambridge found rare evidence – preserved in the chemistry of ancient rocks from Greenland - which tells of a time when Earth was almost entirely molten. The study, published in Science Advances back in March, yields information on an important period in our planet’s formation, when a deep...

Join us for our upcoming Exoplanet and Life Day on Tuesday 8 June 2021. This day will bring together scientists across Cambridge with a scientific interest in (exo)planets and life. It will highlight the variety of excellent research undertaken by students and early postdocs. This event is open to Cambridge students and...

For the first time, scientists using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have found evidence of volcanic activity reforming the atmosphere on a rocky planet around a distant star. The planet, GJ 1132 b, has a similar density, size, and age to Earth. The planet GJ 1132 b appears to have begun life as a gaseous world with a...