In the News

Here is a list of some of the international press and media coverage of the PHL's research activities, contributions, or mentions. The links are sorted by categories and dates associated with a press release or a particular project.

Professor Brian Cox and Dara O Briain discussed potentially habitable planets using the Habitable Exoplanet Catalog during the last episode of Stargazing Live (Jan 9, 2014) at the Jodrell Bank Observatory.Image Credit: BBC © 2014.

The Weird! Signal (Jul 21, 2017)

  • Astronomers have solved the mystery of 'strange signals' that appeared to come from a star 11 light-years away (July 21, 2017). Business Insider [web link].

  • 'Mystery' signal from space is solved. It's not aliens (July 21, 2017). PhysOrg [web link].

  • Ross 128: scientists solve mystery of radio signals coming from nearby star (July 21, 2017). Newsweek [web link].

  • Vida extraterrestre: descubren señales misteriosas provenientes de una constelación cercana a la Tierra (July 21, 2017). ARG Noticias [web link].

  • ‘Weird!’ Signal from Ross 128 isn’t from Extraterrestrial Intelligence, Astronomers Say (July 23, 2017). Sci-News.com [web link].

  • Weird signals from nearby star probably weren't from there (July 21, 2017). CNET [web link].

A New Search for Extrasolar Planets from the Arecibo Observatory (Jul 13, 2017)

  • Red Dots Campaign Hunts Planets at Nearby Barnard's Star (July 19, 2017). Space.com [web link].

  • Arecibo observatory joins Red Dots today for simultaneous observations of Barnard’s star (July 16, 2017). Reddots Space [web link].

  • Strange radio signals detected from a nearby star (July 18, 2017). Universe Today [web link].

  • Las "misteriosas señales" que astrónomos de Puerto Rico captaron provenientes de Ross 128, una estrella cercana a la Tierra (July 19, 2017). BBC [web link].

  • Arecibo recibe extrañas señales desde la enana roja Ross 128 (July 14, 2017). Europapress.es [web link].

  • The Strange Radio Signals Coming From a Nearby Star (July 17, 2017). The Atlantic [web link].

  • Detected Strange Signals Coming From a Star 11 Light Years Away (July 18, 2017). Aerospace Engineering [web link].

Most Planets are Colder than Thought (Feb 22, 2017)

  • There Might be More Planets in the Habitable Zone (February 24, 2017). Astrobiology Nasa [web link].

  • Many More Planets Could Support Life Than Previously Thought (February 23, 2017). Inverse [web link].

  • Científicos boricuas descubren que hay más planetas habitables (Feb 24, 2017). El Nuevo Día [web link].

Sailing to the Nearest Stars (Feb 1, 2017)

  • 150-Year Journey to Alpha Centauri Proposed (February 4, 2017). Scientific American [web link].

  • ‘Photogravitational Assists’ to Proxima b (February 1, 2017). Centauri Dreams [web link].

  • A novel concept for braking breakthrough starshot (July 26, 2017). Universe Today [web link].

A Potentially Habitable World in Our Nearest Star (August 2016)

  • Where should we look for alien life? (August 24, 2016). BBC [web link].

  • Red stars that are nothing like the sun may be our best hope of finding aliens (August 24, 2016). Business Insider [web link].

  • Planet Found in Habitable Zone Around Nearest Star (August 24, 2016). ESO [web link].

  • Y’all Need to Chill About Proxima Centauri b (August 26, 2016). Wired [web link].

  • ESOcast 87: Planet found around closest Star (August 24, 2016). ESO [web link].

  • The exoplanet next door (August 24, 2016). Nature Video [web link].

  • Proxima Centauri, closest star to the Sun, hosts a planet in the habitable zone (August 24, 2016). Physics Today [web link].

  • This Planet Just Outside Our Solar System Is 'Potentially Habitable' (August 24, 2016). NPR [web link].

  • Planeta parecido a la Tierra es vecino nuestro (August 25, 2016). El Nuevo Día [web link].

  • Planeta en zona habitable orbita la estrella más cercana a nosotros (August 24, 2016). Primera Hora [web link].

  • Científicos de la UPR en Arecibo colaboran en descubrimiento de nuevo planeta (August 24, 2016). Diálogo UPR [web link].

  • Descubren planeta que podría ser habitable cerca de la Tierra (August 24, 2016). Metro [web link].

  • Detectan el exoplaneta más cercano y similar a la Tierra hasta ahora (August 24, 2016). Tendencias [web link].

  • Otros planetas que pueden ser habitables no muy lejanos (August 24, 2016). ABC Ciencia [web link].

  • Descubren el mundo potencialmente habitable más cercano a la Tierra (August 24, 2016). Hypertextual [web link].

  • La cédula de habitabilidad (August 24, 2016). La vanguardia [web link].

Goldilocks: A Visualization of Potentially Habitable Worlds (December 2015)

  • We're obsessed with this visualization of all the 'Goldilocks' planets (December 18, 2015). Tech Insider [web link].

  • Find Alien Planets That Could Support Life With This Amazing Chart (December 17, 2015). PopSci [web link].

  • Nearly 2,000 Planets That Could Hold Water, Visualized (December 17, 2015). Motherboard [web link].

Alien Worlds Around Alien Stars (September 2015)

  • Avance para identificar planetas potencialmente habitables (September 25, 2015). El Nuevo Día [web link].

  • Rice lands grant to explore exoplanet magnetic fields (September 14, 2015). Rice University [web link].

A Nearby Super-Earth with the Right Temperature but Extreme Seasons (June 2014)

  • Nearby Alien Planet May Be Capable of Supporting Life (June 25, 2014). Space.com [web link]. Huffington Post [web link] NBC News [web link].

  • This Potentially Habitable Super-Earth Is Just 16 Light Years Away (June 25, 2014). io9 [web link].

    • Is this the most Earth-like planet ever found? (June 25, 2014) Daily Mail [web link].

  • Newly-discovered alien world tops the list of closest, most Earth-like exoplanets (June 25, 2014). TWN [web link].

  • Higher scorer on the easy scale: Gliese 832c and potential habitability (June 39, 2014). Astrobiology Magazine [web link].

Oldest Known Potentially Habitable Exoplanet Found (June 2014)

  • Found! Oldest Known Alien Planet That Might Support Life (June 3, 2014). Space.com [web link]. Huffington Post [web link]. FOX News [web link].

  • Super Earths Found Circling Ancient Star (June 3, 2014). National Geographic [web link].

  • Found! The Oldest Known Alien Planet That Could Support Life (June 4, 2014). Business Insider [web link].

  • Kapteyn b and c: Two Exoplanets Found Orbiting Kapteyn’s Star (June 3, 2014). Sci-News.com [web link].

  • Would Life Be More Advanced on a World Twice as Old as Earth? (June 9, 2014). Air & Space magazine [web link].

100 Million Planets in our Galaxy May Harbor Complex Life (May 2014)

  • 100 Million Planets in our Galaxy May Harbor Complex Life (May 29, 2014). Air & Space magazine [web link].

  • The Milky Way may host over 100 million planets supporting complex life (June 10, 2014). GizMag [web link].

    • 100 Million Planets In The Milky Way Could Harbour Complex Life

  • (June 10, 2014). SEN [web link].

  • Scientists: 100 million worlds may have complex alien life in our galaxy (June 9, 2014). SPLOID [web link].

  • Milky Way Could Have 100 Million Planets Hospitable for Complex Life (June 5, 2014). Popular Mechanics [web link].

  • Milky Way may bear 100 million life-giving planets (June 5, 2014). PhysOrg [web link].

  • Our galaxy may hold 100M complex-life-supporting planets (May 30, 2014). WSU News [web link].

  • 100 Million Planets Could Harbor Complex Life in the Milky Way (June 10, 2014). DailyGalaxy [web link].

  • Milky Way may bear 100 million life-giving planets (June 3, 2014). Cornell Chronicle [web link].

  • A review of data gathered by planet hunters hints there may be 100 million habitable worlds in the Milky Way (June 10, 2014). News.com.au [web link].

  • 100 millones de planetas pudieran sustentar vida (May 30, 2014). El Nuevo Día [web link].

  • Voie lactée : 100 millions de planètes pourraient abriter la vie (June 10, 2014). Journal de la Science [web link].

  • 100 millions de planètes de la Galaxie compatibles avec une vie complexe (June 8, 2014). Futura Sciences [web link].

Stars with Multiple Habitable Planets Might be Common (April 2014)

  • Kepler's cool find: Another Earth-size planet (April 17, 2014). USA Today [web link].

  • Earth-Size Planet Where Water Could Exist Discovered (April 17, 2014). The Wall Street Journal [web link].

  • Goldilocks worlds: just right for life? (April 17, 2014). National Geographic [web link].

  • How a sunset might look on Earth's new cousin Kepler-186f (April 17, 2014). CNET [web link].

  • Zo zou een zonsondergang er uitzien op de kersverse neef van de aarde (April 18, 2014). DMorgen [web link].

  • Tour the distant planets most likely (so far) to support life (May 9, 2014). CNET [web link].

Stars with Multiple Habitable Planets Might be Common (March 2014)

  • Habitable planets common around red dwarf stars (March 5, 2014). SEN [web link].

  • Les exoplanètes potentiellement habitables (March 4, 2014). Sciences et Avenir [web link].

SER: First Look at Pluto (November 2013)

  • Taking a Closer Look at Mysterious Pluto (November 15, 2013). Discovery News [web link].

  • Image of the Day: A map of Pluto (November 15, 2013). DVICE [web link].

  • Say hello to the slightly less blurry Pluto (November 15, 2013). VR-Zone [web link].

  • The surface of Pluto like you've never seen it before (November 14, 2013). io9 [web link].

  • Epic Space Photos of the Week (Nov 9-15) (November 15, 2013). Discovery News [web link].

1,000 Confirmed Exoplanets (October 2013)

  • Exoplanet tally soars above 1,000 (October 22, 2013). BBC News [web link].

  • Number of confirmed exoplanets soars past milestone (October 22, 2013). National Geographic [web link].

  • Alien Planet Count Passes 1,000 Worlds, a Milestone (October 23, 2013). Space.com [web link]. NBC News [web link].

  • HAD IT with Planet Earth? There are 12 alien worlds left to try out (October 23, 2013). The Register [web link].

  • There Are Now Officially Over 1,000 Confirmed Exoplanets! (October 23, 2013). Universe Today [web link].

  • More Than 1,000 Exoplanets Have Been Discovered Since 1992 (October 23, 2013). RedOrbit [web link].

  • Exoplanets: 1,000 and Counting (October 25, 2013). Astrobiology Magazine [web link].

  • One thousand exoplanets but still no twin for Earth (October 17, 2013). The Guardian [web link].

  • On the Road to One Thousand Exoplanets (October 16, 2013). Universe Today [web link].

  • Exoplanets and the Search for Life in the Universe (October 11, 2013). Universe Today [web link].

  • Number of Confirmed Alien Planets Nears 1,000 (September 26, 2013). Space.com [web link]. Yahoo News [web link]. FOX News [web link]. Huffington Post [web link].

  • UPR: Exoplanet list soars above 1,000 (October 22, 2013). Caribbean Business [web link].

  • Superan los 1,000 los planetas extrasolares descubiertos (October 23, 2013). El Nuevo Día [web link].

  • Exoplanetas descubiertos superan los mil y 50% fueron hallados desde Chile (October 22, 2013). La Tercera [web link].

  • 1000 nouveaux mondes (October 23, 2013). Le Munde [web link].

The Top 12 Habitable Exoplanets (September 2013)

    • The Top 12 Habitable Exoplanets (September 10, 2013). Air & Space Smithsonian [web link].

A Nearby Star with Three Potentially Habitable Worlds (June 2013)

  • Three Potentially Habitable Planets Found Orbiting Gliese 667C (June 25, 2013). Universe Today [web link].

  • Scientists Discover Nearby Star Is Harboring Not 1 or 2 but 3 'Super Earths' That Could Support Life (June 25, 2013). The Atlantic [web link].

  • Confirmed: A Star System with Three Potentially Habitable Planets! (June 25, 2013). io9 [web link].

  • Nearby star breaks the bank with three planets that could have alien life (June 26, 2013). Yahoo! News Canada [web link].

  • Researchers: Newly found planets might support life (June 26, 2013). CNN [web link].

  • Detectan 3 planetas habitables cerca de nuestro sistema solar (June 26, 2013). El Nuevo Día [web link].

NASA Kepler Discovers New Potentially Habitable Exoplanets (April 2013)

  • 3 new planets could host life (April 21, 2013). CNN [web link].

  • The 10 Best Replacements For Earth (April 21, 2013). Business Insider [web link].

  • Habitable Worlds? New Kepler Planetary Systems in Images (April 18, 2013). Universe Today [web link].

  • Most Earthlike planets yet seen bring Kepler closer to its holy grail (April 18, 2013). Science News [web link].

  • Space telescope discovers the most Earthlike exoplanet yet found (April 18, 2013). UPI [web link].

  • Super-Earth planets snug ‘in the zone’ (April 22, 2013). Futurity [web link].

Transits of Earth-like Exoplanets and Exomoons (April 2013)

  • How astronomers find real (and fictional) planets around other stars (April 1st, 2013) Yahoo! News, Canada [web link].

A New Habitable Zone (January 2013)

  • 'Habitable Zone' for Alien Planets, and Possibly Life, Redefined (January 29, 2013). Space.com. [web link] Huffington Post. [web link]. Scientific American. [web link] Yahoo! News. [web link] NBC News. [web link]

  • ‘Habitable zone’ for alien planets redefined (January 30, 2013). Science Recorder. [web link]

  • Astronomers redefine the habitable zone for exoplanets (January 29, 2013). Examiner. [web link]

  • Habitable Zones: A Moving Target (January 31, 2013). Centauri Dreams. [web link]

First 'Alien Earth' Will Be Found in 2013, Experts Say (December 2012)

  • First 'Alien Earth' Will Be Found in 2013, Experts Say (December 27, 2012). Space.com. [web link] Huffington Post. [web link] NBC News. [web link] Yahoo News. [web link] Discovery News. [web link] Fox News. [web link]

  • 2012: A Banner Year in the Hunt for Exoplanets (January 2, 2012). National Geographics. [web link]

  • Science Wishes for 2013 (December 31, 2012). Yahoo News. [web link] CBS News [web link]

  • Earth’s twin will be discovered in 2013, astronomers predict (December 27, 2012). The Raw Story. [web link]

  • First 'Alien Earth' Will Be Found in 2013 (December 27, 2012). Mashable. [web link]

  • Is 2013 the Year We Finally Find a True “Alien Earth”? (December 28, 2012). Slate Magazine. [web link]

  • First 'Alien Earth' Planet? Astronomers Predict We'll Find One In 2013 (December 27, 2012). IBTimes. [web link]

  • First ‘Alien Earth’ Planet? Astronomers Predict A Major Discovery In 2013 (December 27, 2012). Inquisitr. [web link]

  • First 'Alien Earth' planet? 2013 could be promising year for discovery (December 27, 2012). Examiner. [web link]

  • Astronomers predict that a second Earth will be found in 2013 (December 27, 2012). Herald Sun. [web link]

  • El primer «gemelo» de la Tierra, en 2013 (December 28, 2012). ABC.es [web link]

  • Calculan descubrimiento de planeta gemelo de la Tierra para 2013 (December 30, 2012). Suite101 [web link]

  • Planeta igual a la Tierra será hallado en 2013 (December 30, 2012). El Universal [web link]

  • La primera Tierra fuera del Sistema Solar se descubrirá en 2013 (December 27, 2012). Europa Press [web link]

  • 'Aarde 2.0': wordt dit dé ontdekking van 2013? (December 27, 2012). DMorgen [web link]

  • Is de ontdekking 'Aarde 2.0' nabij? (December 27, 2012). Volkskrant [web link]

  • Планета-двойник Земли будет открыта в 2013 году… (December 27, 2012). InFuture [web link]

  • Biologia nie z tej ziemi (December 31, 2012). RP [web link]

  • Erste "zweite Erde" wird 2013 entdeckt werden (December 31, 2012). Krone [web link]

  • 2013年或发现首个类似地球的“外星人”星球 (December 31, 2012). Huanqiu [web link]

  • 天文学家:明年能找到首颗地球双胞胎行星 (December 27, 2012). Epoch Times [web link]

Two Nearby Habitable Worlds? (December 2012)

  • Nearby Tau Ceti may host two planets suited to life (December 19, 2012). New Scientist. [web link]

  • Could Life Exist on Newfound Alien Planet? (December 21, 2012). ScienceFriday. [audio link]

  • Five Planets Around Nearby Star Tau Ceti; One in Habitable Zone (December 19, 2012). Universe Today. [web link]

  • Only 12 light years distant, two super-Earths orbit in Tau Ceti's habitable zone (December 20, 2012). GizMag. [web link]

  • Two Exoplanets Discovered In Habitable Zone Of Nearby Sun-Like Star (December 20, 2012). Gamma Squad. [web link]

  • Earth 2.0 within grasp with potential candidates just 12 lightyears away (December 24, 2012). ScienceWR. [web link]

  • Astronomers Discover Habitable Earth-Like Planets Closeby (December 20, 2012). 33rd Square. [web link]

  • Potentially Habitable Planet Found By Tau Ceti Star Just 12 Lightyears Away? (December 26, 2012). Latino Post. [web link]

  • Planètes De Tau Ceti : La Prudence Après L’annonce (December 21, 2012). Ciel & Espace. [web link]

  • Kam dál ze Země? (December 20, 2012). Technet. [web link]

  • Další blízká obyvatelná exoplaneta? U Tau Ceti (December 27, 2012). Science World. [web link]

The Potentially Habitable Universe Around Us (December 2012)

    • Exoplanet Catalog Reveals 7 Possibly Habitable Worlds (December 6, 2012). Space.com. [web link] CBS News. [web link] NBC News. [web link] Fox News. [web link] Huffington Post. [web link] LiveScience. [web link] Business Insider. [web link] Yahoo news. [web link]

    • Seven planets in galaxy could be habitable, scientists say (December 10, 2012) The Telegraph. [web link]

    • Seven Milky Way worlds could harbour life, say astronomers (December 10, 2012) DailyMail. [web link]

    • Revealed: Seven Milky Way planets could harbour life (December 10, 2012) The Independent. [web link]

    • Boffins spot 7 ALIEN WORLDS right in our galactic backyard (December 11, 2012) The Register. [web link]

    • Scientists Find Seven Alien Worlds That Could Possibly Support Life (December 10, 2012) Fast Company. [web link]

    • Los siete planetas de la Vía Láctea que podrían albergar vida (December 11, 2012) ABC.es. [web link]

    • Siete planetas de la Vía Láctea podrían albergar vida (December 10, 2012) EuropaPress.es. [web link]

    • Siete planetas de la Vía Láctea podrían albergar vida (December 10, 2012) El Periodiquito. [web link]

    • Il catalogo delle possibili Terre (December 10, 2012) Giornalettismo. [web link]

    • Leven mogelijk op zeven planeten in ons sterrenstelsel (December 10, 2012) HLN.be. [web link]

    • Niet op twee maar op zeven planeten leven mogelijk (December 10, 2012) Ad.nl. [web link]

    • Каталог жизнепригодных экзопланет выделяет семь претендентов (December 7, 2012) InFuture.ru. [web link]

    • Şapte planete din galaxia noastră ar putea găzdui viaţă (December 10, 2012) RTV Romania. [web link]

    • Επτά πλανήτες που ίσως διαθέτουν ζωή (December 10, 2012) Tovima. [web link]

    • 외계생명체 생존 가능성 가장 높은 7개 행성 (December 7, 2012) HankookI. [web link]

    • Найдены семь сестёр Земли (December 25, 2012) Amic. [web link]

First Potential Habitable Exoplanet in a Six-Planet Star System (November 2012)

  • Earth-Like Exoplanet Discovered in Six-Planet System (November 9, 2012). The Epoch Times. [web link]

  • New potentially habitable 'super-Earth' discovered orbiting nearby star (November 9, 2012). Examiner. [web link]

  • Habitable planet found in the Goldilocks Zone (November 8, 2012). DW. [web link]

  • A new super-Earth that could be habitable? Or not (November 9, 2012). KSJ. [web link]

  • Old data reveals Super-Earth lurking in a nearby star's habitable zone (November 8, 2012). Ars Technica. [web link]

  • Descubren planeta potencialmente habitable a 42 años luz de la Tierra (November 8, 2012). El Nuevo Día. [web link]

  • Potentially Habitable Super-Earth Found Orbiting Star HD 40307 (November 9, 2012). Sci-News. [web link]

  • Mogelijk bewoonbare superaarde ontdekt in dichtbevolkt systeem (November 8, 2012). scientias-nl. [web link]

  • Op deze planeet zou leven mogelijk kunnen zijn (November 8, 2012). Wel. [web link]

  • علماء الفلك يكتشفون كوكبا جديدا يصلح للحياة (November 9, 2012). Arabic RT. [web link]

A Hot Potential Habitable Exoplanet around Gliese 163 (August 2012)

  • New super-earth discovered around the red dwarf star Gliese 163 (September 5, 2012). DailyMail. [web link]

  • Newfound planet ‘Gliese 163 c’ may host alien life in massive ocean (September 25, 2012). Yahoo! News Canada. [web link]

  • Hot but Habitable? (September 4, 2012). Astrobiology Magazine. [web link]

  • Is That A Hot, Habitable Exoplanet In Your Pocket..? (September 5, 2012). RedOrbit. [web link]

  • Another possibly habitable exoplanet discovered (September 5, 2012). Examiner. [web link]

  • Further evidence that there are many habitable planets for humans to colonize (August 31, 2012). io9. [web link]

  • Gliese 163C: New Earth-Like Planet Might Sustain Life (September 5, 2012). Slate. [web link]

  • Getting Closer! New SuperEarth Found in Red Dwarf Habitable Zone (August 31, 2012). DailyGalaxy. [web link]

  • A new-found world, possible to sustain life (September 23, 2012). Digital Journal. [web link]

  • Another potentially habitable world emerges (August 31, 2012). ScienceNews. [web link]

  • A hot potential habitable exoplanet around Gliese 163 (August 31, 2012). PhysOrg. [web link] Space Daily. [web link]

  • Potentially Habitable Exoplanet Found Orbiting Red Dwarf Gliese 163 (September 4, 2012). Sci-News. [web link]

  • Gliese 163C: el planeta recién descubierto que podría albergar la vida (September 22, 2012) RT en Español. [web link]

  • Hallan una 'supertierra' potencialmente habitable (September 5, 2012). RT en Español. [web link]

  • Gliese 163c, une nouvelle superterre dans la zone d’habitabilité (September 4, 2012). Futura Sciences. [web link]

  • Superaarde ontdekt waarop wellicht leven mogelijk is (August 30, 2012). Scientias. [web link]

  • Обнаружена новая «суперземля» в зоне обитаемости (September 3, 2012). Компьюлента. [web link]

  • Астрофизики обнаружили пригодную для экстремофилов суперземлю (September 4, 2012). Lenta.ru. [web link]

  • Un esopianeta potenzialmente abitabile attorno a Gliese 163 (September 3, 2012). Focus.it. [web link]

  • La super Terra che potrebbe essere abitata (September 6, 2012). Liquida Magazine. [web link]

  • Vi kan oppdage utenomjordisk liv innen 40 år (September 8, 2012). NRK. [web link]

  • Bumi Super Baru di Zona Layak Huni (September 7, 2012). KOMPAS. [web link]

  • Ta planeta naprawdę może być zamieszkana (September 20, 2012). PolskieRadio. [web link]

  • 생명체 존재 가능한 '수퍼지구' 발견 (September 7, 2012). ChoSun. [web link]

  • 新行星超级地球处恒星可居住区 或有微生物 (September 22, 2012). QQ. [web link]

  • 天文学家新发现一颗系外行星 或适宜生命生存 (September 25, 2012). Sohu. [web link]

  • V souhvězdí Mečouna je planeta, na níž by mohl být život (October 6, 2012). Novinky. [web link]

  • Un caldo pianeta extrasolare potenzialmente abitabile intorno alla stella Gliese 163 (September 3, 2012). MeteoWeb. [web link]

Five Potential Habitable Exoplanets Now (July 2012)

    • A home from home: Five planets that could host life (July 27, 2012). BBC News. [web link]

    • Exoplanet Gliese 581g Makes the Top 5 (July 20, 2012). Universe Today. [web link]

    • The 5 most potentially inhabitable alien planets (July 26, 2012). The Week Magazine. [web link]

    • Data Dispute Revives Exoplanet Claim (July 26, 2012). Science. [web link]

    • New Rankings List Gliese 581g As the Most Habitable Exoplanet (July 24, 2012). PopSci. [web link]

    • Exoplanet Gliese 581g hits 0.92 on Earth Similarity Index (July 24, 2012). DVICE. [web link]

    • Top 5 Potentially Habitable Alien Worlds: Slide Show (July 26, 2012). Discovery News. [web link]

    • Controversial Gliese 581g Added to Habitable Planet Catalog (August 2, 2012). Astrobiology Magazine. [web link]

    • Gl 581: The Case for Habitable Planets (August 2, 2012). Centauri Dreams. [web link].

    • Gliese 581g Tops List of 5 Potentially Habitable Alien Planets (July 24, 2012). Space. [web link] CBS News. [web link] NBC News. [web link] Yahoo! News. [web link] Scientific American. [web link] Hurriyet Daily News [web link] LiveScience. [web link]

  • Astronomers confirm there are two potentially habitable planets orbiting Gliese 581 (July 20, 2012). io9. [web link]

  • Controversial Exoplanet Gliese 581G Now Tops List of Potentially Habitable Worlds (July 20, 2012). GeekOSystem. [web link]

  • Five potential habitable exoplanets now (July 20,2012). Phys.Org. [web link]

  • Exoplanet May Be Almost as Habitable as Earth; No, You Can't Move There (July 25,2012). PCWorld. [web link]

  • Five potentially habitable exoplanets (July 22, 2012). Examiner. [web link]

  • Astronomers pick 'most habitable' exoplanet - Gliese 581g (July 27, 2012). 3News. [web link]

  • UPR Arecibo moves Gliese 581g to top of its potentially habitable planets list (July 24, 2012). Caribbean Business. [web link]

  • Los cinco hermanos del planeta Tierra (August 5, 2012). BBC Mundo. [web link]

  • Catalogado un nuevo exoplaneta habitable (July 31, 2012). Muy Interesante. [web link]

  • Hogar fuera del Sistema Solar: cinco planetas que podrían albergar vida (July 28, 2012). RT. [web link]

  • Descubren dos planetas potencialmente habitables orbitando a Gliese 581 (July 26, 2012). Yahoo! España. [web link]

  • El regreso de Gliese 581g (July 23, 2012). ABC España. [web link]

  • Bataille d’astronomes autour d’une hypothétique planète (July 24, 2012). Le Monde. [web link]

  • Астрономы выбрали наиболее пригодную для жизни экзопланету (July 24, 2012). Vesti. [web link]

  • Глизе 581g возглавила пятёрку самых похожих на Землю планет (July 23, 2012). AstroNews Russia. [web link]

  • Gliese 581g je planet na kojem bi prvo trebali ići tražiti život (July 24, 2012). 24sata. [web link]

  • 科学家发现地球“孪生兄弟” 可能存液态水 (July 23, 2012). Qianlong. [web link]

Visible Daily-Earth: Annular Eclipse Image (May 2012)

    • The May 2012 Annular Eclipse as Seen From Space (May 21, 2012). Universe Today. [web link]

    • Space Pictures This Week: Solar Eclipse, Dusty "Doughnut," More (May 25, 2012). National Geographic. [web link]

    • Gallery: When the Moon ate (most of) the Sun (May 21, 2012). Discover Magazine. [web link]

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Habitability Metrics for Astrobiology (May 2012)

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WSU astrobiologist proposes fleet of probes to seek life on Mars (April 2012)

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Planets Around Stellar Remnants (April 2012)

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A Potential Habitable Exoplanet in a Nearby Triple Star System (Feb 2012)

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The Habitable Exoplanets Catalog, a new online database of habitable worlds (Dec 2011)

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    • Astronomers Launch Online Database Of Habitable Planets (Dec 6, 2011). RedOrbit. [web link]

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    • Distant world looks too ripe for life (Dec 6, 2011). Science News. [web link]

    • Habitable Exoplanets Catalogue ranks alien worlds on suitability for life (Dec 5, 2011) The Guardian. [web link]

    • Scientists find 15 planets and 30 moons which could be habitable (Dec 5, 2011). The Telegraph. [web link]

    • Dozens of planets and moons discovered which could host humans (Dec 5, 2011). The Telegraph [web link]

    • Graphic: An estate agent’s guide to habitable planets (Dec 6, 2011). The Telegraph [web link]

    • Habitable Exoplanets Catalog: An Online Database of Liveable Worlds (Dec 5, 2011). The Epoch Times. [web link]

    • Potential earth-like planets in catalogue (Dec 6, 2011). The Telegraph, Australia. [web link]

    • Database of 700+ exoplanets available online as habitable catalog (Dec 5, 2011). Digital Journal. [web link]

    • Online Catalog Lists Potentially-Habitable Planets (Dec 5, 2011). Voice of America. [web link]

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    • UPR lab catalogs potentially habitable planets, moons (Dec 5, 2011). Caribbean Business. [web link]

    • Mirada boricua al cosmos (Jan 18, 2012). El Nuevo Día. [web link]

    • Universidad de Arecibo presenta catálogo de planetas habitables (Dec 14, 2011) CienciaPR [web link]

    • Una 'tabla periódica' clasifica los planetas por su habitabilidad (Dec 6, 2011). Público, Spain. [web link]

    • Catálogos de planetas extrasolares (Dec 8, 2011). La Gran Época [web link]

    • Des astronomes classent les exoplanètes en fonction de leur habitabilité (Dec 5, 2011). LeMonde, France. [web link]

    • Ecco la tavola periodica dei pianeti (forse) abitabili (Dec 8, 2011). Wired, Italy. [web link]

    • Katalog Planet Layak Huni (Dec 5, 2011). Kompas. [web link]

    • Nyt katalog over universets beboelige planeter (Dec 8, 2011). Ingenioren [web link].

    • Base de dados divulga habitabilidade de exoplanetas (Dec 6, 2011). CienciaHoje. [web link]

    • 16 kandydatek na drugą Ziemię (Dec 6, 2011) Newsweek, PL. [web link]

    • Составлен каталог потенциально обитаемых экзопланет (Dec 13, 2011) Компьюлента [web link]

SER: New Scientific Visualization Tool for Exoplanets (Dec 2011)

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Research group proposes first system for assessing the odds of life on other worlds (Nov 2011)

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    • What makes a planet livable? Five things scientists look for. (Feb 13, 2012) CS Monitor [web link]

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    • Through data, evaluating the potential for life on other worlds (Nov 21, 2011). SmartPlanet. [web link]

    • Researchers propose system to find life elsewhere (Nov 25, 2011). Seattle PI. [web link]

    • Search for alien life expands further out of the galaxy as new criteria proposed (Nov 22, 2011). Mail Online. [web link]

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    • Planets' life-hosting potential ranked (Nov 24, 2011) CBC News. [web link]

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    • Buitenaards leven kan heel ‘exotisch’ zijn (Nov 21, 2011). Scientias. [web link]

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A New View of an Ancient Habitable Planet (Apr 2011)

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    • Ученые из Университета Пуэрто-Рико в Аресибо предоставили всем желающим возможность увидеть прошлое Земли (June 1, 2011). Daily ua. [web link]

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First Quantitative Evaluation of Planetary Habitability (Oct 2009)

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    • Is There Life on Saturn's Moon? (October 9, 2009). Fox News. [web link]

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    • Islands of Life Across Space and Time (October 6, 2009). Astrobiology Magazine. [web link]

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    • Estudio sobre la Habitabilidad Planetaria (October 14, 2009). Díalogo Digital. [web link]

Other Relevant Mentions (sorted by date and relevance)

  • Waiting for a Signal From Arecibo (September 21, 2017). The Atlantic [web link].

  • Puerto Rico’s Arecibo Observatory Survives Hurricane Maria, But Will Receive Less Funding From NSF (November 18, 2017). Inquisitr.com [web link].

  • This Exoplanet Periodic Table Neatly Classifies More Than 3,700 Distant Worlds (November 18, 2017). Science Alert [web link].

  • FAQ: The science of Aven Prime (June 15, 2017). Steam Community [web link].

  • Sand worms and lightning: Aven Colony takes city-building to exoplanets (June 22, 2017). Arstechnican.com [web link].

  • Aven Colony Credits (June 2017). Moby Games [web link].

  • Científico boricua estudia la posibilidad de vida fuera de la Tierra (February 21, 2017). El Nuevo Día [web link].

  • Ranking Exoplananet Habitability (March 23, 2016) Many Worlds. [web link].

  • Enceladus and Water Worlds (December 18, 2015) Many Worlds. [web link]

  • The 'Most Earthlike' Planets We've Found So Far Are Not Very Earthlike (December 15, 2015) Motherboard. [web link]

  • The 5 Exoplanets Astronauts Might Be Able to Terraform (November 23, 2015) Inverse [web link]

  • The five most Earth-like exoplanets (so far) (November 18, 2015) The Conversation [web link]

  • Most Earth-like planet uninhabitable due to radiation, new research suggests (November 18, 2015) Warwick [web link]

  • Das sind die Top Ten der Exoplaneten, auf denen es Leben geben könnte (November 7, 2015) Watson.ch. [web link]

  • Orbital View: Evolving Earth (October 23, 2015) The Atlantic. [web link]

  • De top 10 aardachtige exoplaneten van 2015 (October 11, 2015) Scientias. [web link]

  • Mars water discovery just one piece of the puzzle in figuring out which planets can sustain life (September 29, 2015) CBC News. [web link]

  • Astrobiology and the Search for Life Beyond Earth in the Next Decade (September 29, 2015) US House's Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. [web link]

  • ¿Existe algún planeta que tenga la capacidad de sustentar vida? (September 29, 2015) WOLE TV. [web link]

  • ¿Cuál es el mundo conocido más parecido a la Tierra? (August 19, 2015) ABC España. [web link]

  • What makes a planet habitable? (August 17, 2015) BBC. [web link]

  • "El descubrimiento de vida extraterrestre cambiaría nuestra perspectiva sobre nuestra ‘posición social’ en el universo" opinó especialista (August 12, 2015) UniversiaPR. [web link]

  • ¿Cómo se sabe si un planeta es 'habitable'? (July 30, 2015) Scientific American en Español. [web link]

    • Astronomers discover Earth's 'bigger, older cousin' (July 25, 2015) The Weather Network. [web link]

    • Exoplanets: The Search for Earth 2.0 (July 23, 2015) Adelaide Now. [web link]

  • NASA's Kepler spacecraft spots planet 'somebody else might call home' (July 24, 2015) USA Today. [web link]

    • Plutón, una visita muy esperada (July 14, 2015) CNN en Español. [web link]

    • Finally, humanity gets the tools needed to find life on other planets (June 16, 2015) CNET. [web link]

    • The CraveCast - talks sex in space and finding exoplanets at a quicker pace (June 16, 2015) CNET TV. [web link]

  • “The suitability for human life on a super-Earth is always a possibility,” says exoplanet hunter (May 19, 2015) All About Space. [web link]

    • Miles de científicos del mundo consultan a la UPR de Arecibo (May 14, 2015) El Nuevo Día. [web link]

    • Taller para estudiar los planetas parecidos a la Tierra (April 28, 2015) El Nuevo Día. [web link]

  • Hubble: un homenaje multidisciplinar (April 22, 2015) Investigación y Ciencia. [web link]

  • Interstellar Travel: So Where Should We Go? (April 2, 2015) Huffington Post. [web link]

  • Finding a star to call home (February 19, 2015) The Conversation. [web link]

  • Another Earth may be 500 light years away (January 16, 2015) USA Today. [web link]

  • These Real-Life Alien Worlds Could Become Humanity's New Home In 'Interstellar' (October 23, 2014) Popular Science. [web link]

    • Goldilocks Worlds: Just Right for Life? (April 17, 2014) National Geographics. [web link] [print, July 2014].

    • The Worst Blunders People Make in Inventing Fictional Alien Worlds (February 20, 2014) io9. [web link]

    • Science Scorecard: Did 2013 Live Up to Expectations? (December 16, 2013) LiveScience. [web link] Scientific American. [web link]

    • Gliese 581g: Potentially Habitable Planet — If It Exists (December 3, 2013) Space.com. [web link]

  • Prototype Habitable Exoplanets: Abel Mendez (December 3, 2013) TEDxUSagradoCorazon. [web link]

    • New Model Could Help I.D. Potentially Habitable Alien Planets (September 10, 2013) Space.com. [web link]

    • IAU Revises Their Stance on Naming of Exoplanets and Moons (August 15, 2013) UniverseToday. [web link]

    • Do Aliens Really Exist? (July 2, 2013) Discovery News. [web link]

    • Buscando vida más allá de la Tierra (May 14, 2013) Díalogo Digital. [web link]

    • The Great Exoplanet Debate (May 14, 2012 – May 13, 2013) Astrobiology Magazine. [web link]

    • Arecibo vuelve a estar en el centro del universo (January 18, 2013) El Nuevo Día. [web link]

  • En busca de otro planeta habitable (November 21, 2012). El Nuevo Día. [web link]

    • Are There Planets Better at Supporting Life Than Earth? (December 7, 2012). The Atlantic. [web link]

  • Should We Expect Other Earth-like Planets At All? (December 26, 2012). Scientific American. [web link]

  • Possible Subterranean Life Means More Exoplanets Could Harbor Life (September 10, 2012). Universe Today. [web link]

    • UPR experiment to rocket into space (August 20, 2012). Caribbean Business. [web link]

    • Curiosity Llega a Marte (August 6, 2012). A Mano Limpia, America Teve. [live television interview]

    • Teaching space and the search for alien life: news and resources round up (August 5, 2012). The Guardian. [web link]

    • Play with all 786 confirmed planets in one interactive infographic! (July 30, 2012). io9. [web link]

    • Probable la existencia de vida en lugares como Marte (June 16, 2012) El Nuevo Día. [web link]

    • Oxygen-Free Animals Discovered—A First (April 16, 2010). National Geographic. [web link]

  • Tranquilo, falta muchísimo para el fin (December 21, 2012). El Nuevo Día. [web link]

  • Un día como cualquiera (December 21, 2012). El Nuevo Día. [web link]

    • Buried Aliens (Jul. 17, 1999). NewScientist. [web link]