Purple bacteria that thrive in low-energy red or infrared light with a simpler method of photosynthesis could cover another planet, a new study says.

A picture snapped from the International Space Station (ISS) by NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers has captured a lesser-seen view ...

Life on alien worlds may not be green, like many organisms on Earth, but instead may be purple. Microbes with purple-pigments may be better suited to survive on distant planets.

According to Live Scence, the planet’s shadow was first spotted in 2021 in data taken by the European Space Agency’s Gaia ...

A team of international researchers led by Tomas Stolker in the Netherlands has imaged a young gas giant exoplanet near a 12-million-year-old star. The planet is orbiting a star whose planet formation ...

Vivo has launched a new Light Purple version of the X200 Pro Mini in China. The new color comes with the same hardware and features as the earlier models. It has debuted alongside the Vivo X200 ...

Mars isn’t a bright, fire-engine red, but the iron oxide in its rocks makes it appear redder than other planets, especially from afar.

Why alien life might look purple Experts believe early Earth hosted purple bacteria. Now the color could be a sign of hospitable worlds.

Retinal, today found in the plum-colored membrane of a photosynthetic microbe called halobacteria, absorbs green light and reflects back red and violet light, the combination of which appears purple.

The display of purple lights on Mars stunned many people. “The brighter the purple, the more auroras were present” informed NASA.