From Icy Plumes to Extraterrestrial Life: Amino Acids on Saturn’s Moon Enceladus
Enceladus’ ice plumes may hold the building blocks of life. As astrophysics technology and research continue to advance, one question persists: is there life elsewhere…
Enceladus’ ice plumes may hold the building blocks of life. As astrophysics technology and research continue to advance, one question persists: is there life elsewhere…
Scientists investigate the possible chemical pathways by which pentoses could have formed on early Earth. Pentoses are essential carbohydrates in the metabolism of modern lifeforms,…
New research suggests that carbamic acid, a basic amino acid, could have originated in interstellar ices, indicating that life’s building blocks predate Earth and were…
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…