The following essay explores an oft ignored concern in extraterrestrial research — what color would an alien’s trousers be (if he/she/it were even wearing trousers)? On June 4, Peggy Kolm posted her ...

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Until recently, astronomers had focussed on analyzing a planet’s reflected light for evidence that its atmosphere contained oxygen or other gases that are considered to be positive indicators for the ...

ALIENS might not be the color you think they are, scientists explain in a new study. New research from Cornell University indicates that Earth-like planets could look drastically different from what ...

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If any habitable alien planets are orbiting two or more stars, they've probably evolved trees that would look black to human eyes, a new simulation suggests. Such shadowy plants may even move or ...