NASA Exploring Ways to Search for Life Advanced Enough to Create Technology
Since the beginning of civilization, humanity has wondered whether we are alone in the universe. As NASA has explored our solar system and beyond, it…
Biosignatures News
New Radiation Maps Reveal Where Astronomers Should Look for Biosignatures on Europa
New comprehensive mapping of the radiation pummeling Jupiter’s icy moon Europa reveals where scientists should look — and how deep they’ll have to go —…
Atmospheric Seasonal Changes Could Signal Alien Life on Exoplanets
UCR researchers are using seasonal changes in the Earth’s atmosphere to guide their search for life outside the solar system. Dozens of potentially habitable planets…
Using Disequilibrium Biosignatures to Detect Exoplanet Life
As NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope and other new giant telescopes come online they will need novel strategies to look for evidence of life on…
Astrobiologists Search for Signs of Life on Dying Planets
Using computer models of the climates and biospheres, astrobiologists are researching how signs of life might look on dying planets. If life does exist anywhere…
Using Biosignatures to Distinguish Between Tuberculosis and Sarcoidosis
New research shows that tuberculosis and sarcoidosis are not only similar clinically, but their biosignatures also have a number of elements in common and scientists…
Researchers Analyze Earthshine for Life in the Universe
By analyzing earthshine and observing the Moon using ESO’s Very Large Telescope, researchers are using Earth as a benchmark for future discoveries of life elsewhere…