If we discover alien life, what will it look like? We have no way of knowing, but the hunt for extraterrestrial life can now include purple bacteria, according to a group of astronomers who are ...

In fact, what if it were purple? “There's such a diversity of life,” says study co-author Lisa Kaltenegger, an astronomer at Cornell University and author of a new book on alien worlds.

could use a different method entirely—one that would turn the whole world purple. Scientists from Cornell University analyzed how alien plants that rely on infrared radiation for photosynthesis ...

On many exoplanets, the best clue that life is present may be a purple hue. New research into some of Earth's most extreme bacteria explains why. When you purchase through links on our site ...

the dominant lifeforms can be purple bacteria, and according to Cornell University’s Dr Lígia Fonseca Coelho, this is the most likely environment on an alien planet. “Purple bacteria can ...

Aliens might be purple as they would be covered in bacteria, per study. (Representative pic) Alien life might be purple, a new research published in the journal Monthly Notices of the Royal ...

Recent research suggests that astronomers should focus on detecting purple hues to identify potential signs of life on distant planets. The study reveals that light signals from exoplanets lacking ...