What drives us to send probes throughout the solar system and rovers and landers to Mars? It's not cheap, and it's not easy.

A group of scientists has just proposed a brand new equation aiming to figure out the probability of intelligent life occurring in our universe. The equation is structured around two basic ideas ...

This famous formula gives us an idea. The Drake Equation, which was the agenda for a meeting of ... R * : The rate of formation of stars suitable for the development of intelligent life (number per ...

NASA’s Venus Life Equation, revealed by Diana Gentry at LPSC 2025, retools the Drake Equation to calculate life’s odds on Venus, offering a fresh lens for interplanetary biosignature hunting.