SciTechDaily provides the latest news and discoveries related to astrobiology, also known as exobiology, an interdisciplinary scientific field that studies the origins, evolution, distribution, and future of life in the universe. Check here for the latest developments related to alien life, extraterrestrial biology, habitable planets and moons, and organic compounds in the universe.
The system demonstrates 90% accuracy in distinguishing between biological and non-biological samples. Humankind is looking for life on other planets, but how will we recognize…
“The Holy Grail of astrobiology” – New machine learning technique can determine whether a sample is of biological or non-biological origin with 90% accuracy. Scientists have…
Cambridge researchers propose that comets could transport life’s building blocks to other planets, especially in ‘peas in a pod’ systems. Their findings suggest that these…
Simulations produced by a Brown-led research team offer evidence that Venus once had plate tectonics — a finding that opens the door for the possibility…
University of Leicester astronomers confirm the existence of an infrared (IR) aurora on Uranus. The presence of an infrared aurora on the cold, outer planet…
Curiosity rover findings indicate numerous craters on Mars may have once been flowing rivers, hinting at possible ancient life conditions. New analysis of data from…
Two studies indicate that CO2 on Europa’s surface originated from within the moon’s internal ocean. Recent Webb Space Telescope observations of Europa suggest that the…
Gigatons of greenhouse gas are trapped under the seafloor, and that’s a good thing. Along continental coasts, where slopes descend into the ocean, tiny ice…
Tryptophan is among the 20 vital amino acids necessary for protein synthesis, crucial for life’s evolution on Earth. This amino acid has many spectral features…
Carbon Suggests a Favorable Environment for Life in Subsurface Ocean For as long as humans have gazed into the night sky, we have wondered about…
A team led by scientists has exploited the limitations of chemical combinations to write a cookbook with hundreds of recipes that have the potential to…
Planning is underway for NASA’s Habitable Worlds Observatory In early August, scientists and engineers gathered in a small auditorium at Caltech to discuss how to…
NASA’s quest for extraterrestrial life now includes technosignatures, evidence of advanced civilizations on distant exoplanets. Through AI, new research methods, and a broadened focus, scientists…
Dr. Susana Iglesias-Groth from The Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) has used Spitzer space observatory data to uncover signs of the amino acid tryptophan…
NASA is working with its international partners to study the ancient Earth as it relates to Mars. In June 2023, NASA’s Mars Exploration Program leaders…
Scientists are pushing to understand life’s chemical origins and potential development in cosmic environments, investigating scenarios like hydrothermal vents, meteorites, potential exotic life on Saturn’s…
New research suggests the same conditions that created the cracks could have been favorable to the emergence of microscopic life. Scientists aren’t entirely sure how…
In a new study, scientists how gullies on the slopes of Martian craters could have formed by on-and-off periods of meltwater from ice on and…