New capabilities developed by an international team of astronomers make it possible to directly image…
Browsing: Astrobiology
Astrobiology is the interdisciplinary science dedicated to exploring the origins, evolution, distribution, and future of life in the universe. It combines insights from astronomy, biology, chemistry, planetary science, and geology to investigate fundamental questions such as how life began on Earth, whether it exists elsewhere, and what conditions are necessary for it to thrive. From studying extreme environments on our planet to analyzing data from Mars rovers and distant exoplanets, astrobiologists are pushing the boundaries of our understanding of life’s potential beyond Earth. This page highlights the latest discoveries, missions, and research in the rapidly growing field of astrobiology.
What was thought to be phosphine on Venus is likely sulfur dioxide, according to new…
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Is Helping Astronomers Investigate the Universe’s “Dust Budget Crisis” Dust…
Scientists from Japan and NASA have confirmed the presence in meteorites of a key organic…
The National Strategy for Planetary Protection reflects the critical importance of planetary protection to the…
Called VENUS, the device will give scientists an unprecedented ability to study how molecules form…
During this next phase, the program will mature critical technologies and make critical design decisions…
Robust stellar flares might not prevent life on exoplanets, could facilitate its detection. Although violent…
Models Point to a Potentially Diverse Metabolic Menu at Enceladus Using data from NASA’s Cassini…
Scientists from Japan and the USA have confirmed the presence in meteorites of a key…
Stellar Flares With a Chance of Radio Bursts: The Weather From Proxima Centauri A discovery…
Just weeks after NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft made a successful touch-and-go grab of samples from asteroid Bennu, researchers…
New clues lead to a better understanding of the evolution of the solar system and…
On December 6 local time (December 5 in the United States), Japanese spacecraft Hayabusa2 dropped…
A Japanese space mission will deliver samples collected from asteroid Ryugu in a capsule to…
An international study led by the University of Turku discovered phosphorus and fluorine in solid…
New study sheds light on subsurface melting of thick ice billions of years ago. The…
Massive explosions of energy happening thousands of light-years from Earth may have left traces in…