New Technique Could Speed Search for Life in Outer Space Scientists have developed a new…
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.
A study supported in part by the NASA Astrobiology Program provides new insight into the…
New Generations, Equipped with New Technologies, Prepare to Analyze 50-Year-Old Samples in the New Year…
A sign that aliens could stink: A molecule that’s known for its smelly and poisonous…
Exoplanets are planets that orbit stars outside the Solar System Some exoplanets are thought to…
Sugar Delivered to Earth From Space Researchers from Tohoku University, Hokkaido University, JAMSTEC, and NASA…
Examining how banded iron formations (BIFs) became depleted in organic matter. A new study supported…
Mapping the bonds and vibrational modes of molecules containing sulfur isotopes is helping to shed…
A little robotic explorer will be rolling into Antarctica this month to perform a gymnastic…
[Update 11/29/19: Ohio University has withdrawn this article.] Analysis of images from Mars rovers shows…
An international team has found sugars essential to life in meteorites. The new discovery adds…
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have made one of the…
“They’re out there,” goes a saying about extraterrestrials. It would seem more likely to be…
As any geologist worth his or her salt will tell you, there are rocks, and…
Researchers supported in part by the NASA Astrobiology Program have discovered a ring of material…
Scientists with NASA’s Mars 2020 rover have discovered what may be one of the best…
Using orbital instruments to peer into Jezero crater, the landing site for NASA’s Mars 2020…
In recent years, the idea of life on other planets has become less far-fetched. NASA…