Researchers at Cornell University have developed the first-ever reflectance spectra — essentially a color-coded key — of the ...

Cloud cover is bad for picnics and for viewing stars through a telescope. But an exoplanet with dense or even total cloud ...

An exoplanet completely or densely covered by clouds could aid astronomers in their search for signs of life beyond Earth. Cloudy skies may spoil a picnic or block a view of the stars through a ...

Researchers have created the first color key of sky-dwelling microbes to help detect signs of alien life in the clouds of ...

Clouds could help reveal life on distant planets, not hide it — thanks to a color code for atmospheric microbes, according to the Cornell Chronicle. Cornell researchers built the first reflectance ...