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Read more at: Hubble sees new atmosphere forming on a rocky exoplanet

Hubble sees new atmosphere forming on a rocky exoplanet

10 May 2021

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...

Read more at: From extravagant to achievable - pushing the boundaries of research to find life beyond Earth

From extravagant to achievable - pushing the boundaries of research to find life beyond Earth

20 April 2021

The University of Cambridge is creating a new research initiative, bringing together physicists, chemists, biologists, earth scientists and mathematicians to answer fundamental questions on the origin and nature of life in the Universe. Led by 2019 Physics Nobel Laureate Professor Didier Queloz , the Cambridge Initiative...