Ross 128 b's closeness makes it a prime candidate in searches for alien life, but that will have to wait until more sensitive instruments and telescopes come on line in coming years. (sciencemag.org)
Searching for alien life on planets orbiting older stars may be fruitless - they nearly always lose their liquid water with time (newscientist.com)
SS: I decided to revise the equation to tell the world that the real search for alien life is ongoing. (discovermagazine.com)