New Evidence of Watery Plumes From Mysterious Subsurface Ocean on Jupiter’s Moon Europa
Jupiter’s moon Europa is a fascinating world. On its surface, the moon appears to be scratched and scored with reddish-brown scars, which rake across the…
Jupiter’s moon Europa is a fascinating world. On its surface, the moon appears to be scratched and scored with reddish-brown scars, which rake across the…
Scientists reveal solar system’s oldest molecular fluids could hold the key to early life. The oldest molecular fluids in the solar system could have supported…
Galaxies such as our own Milky Way are more likely to harbor intelligent, technologically advanced civilizations. Giant elliptical galaxies are not as likely as previously…
When searching for extraterrestrial life, astronomers may want to look at planets with hydrogen-rich atmospheres. As new and more powerful telescopes blink on in the…
The next generation of powerful Earth- and space-based telescopes will be able to hunt distant solar systems for evidence of life on Earth-like exoplanets —…
By mimicking rocky seafloor chimneys in the lab, scientists have produced new evidence that these features could have provided the right ingredients to kick-start life….
New research indicates river delta deposits within Mars’ Jezero crater — the destination of NASA’ Perseverance rover on the Red Planet — formed over time…
In a generic brick building on the northwestern edge of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center campus in Greenbelt, Maryland, thousands of computers packed in racks…
A team of transatlantic scientists, using reanalyzed data from NASA’s Kepler space telescope, has discovered an Earth-size exoplanet orbiting in its star’s habitable zone, the…
They say variety is the spice of life, and now new discoveries from Johns Hopkins researchers suggest that a certain elemental ‘variety’—sulfur—is indeed a ‘spice’…
Researchers supported in part by the NASA Astrobiology program are providing new insight into the late stages of solar system formation. The team developed empirical…
Bacteria live in tiny clay-filled cracks in solid rock deep beneath the sea. Newly discovered single-celled creatures living deep beneath the seafloor have given researchers…
A recent study supported in part by the NASA Astrobiology Program provides new data on meteoritic materials that could have originated from primitive bodies in…
Astronomers have found an exoplanet more than twice the size of Earth to be potentially habitable, opening the search for life to planets significantly larger…
Study seeks understanding of how Mars may have once hosted oceans and life. Scientists have devised new analytical tools to break down the enigmatic history…
Ocean Redox Conditions During the Smithian-Spathian Boundary A recent study provides new constraints on the timing of ocean anoxia during the Smithian-Spathian boundary (SSB), which…
An artificial neural network has identified a square structure within a triangular one in a crater on the dwarf planet Ceres, with several people agreeing…
Scientists studying so-called ‘flammable ice’ in the Sea of Japan have made a startling discovery — the existence of life within microscopic bubbles. The microhabitats…