Are we looking for Martian life in the right place?
Thus far, we have not found evidence of life on Mars. Is it truly a sterile desert, or are we simply looking in the wrong place? #Mars #NASA
Category: What might life look like elsewhere in the Universe?
What might life look like elsewhere in the Universe? How do we search for life?
A stinky noxious gas could point us toward alien life
Hold your noses! ET life might produce noxious gases in the form of #phosphine. Here’s why phosphine is an important marker in the search…
How “fast radio bursts” are used in the search for alien life
Detecting fast radio bursts is difficult because the data is "noisy" so ruling out false positives is a current topic of study. A group of…
Microscopic animals glow in the dark to survive radiation
Glowing #tardigrades?! Learn how a newly discovered species of tardigrade survive extreme UV radiation. #astrobiology
What underwater volcanoes can teach us about Saturn’s moon
How can we study far away plants using Earth environments? By looking at the bottom of the ocean! #hydrogen #hydrothermalvents #astrobiology
Is there life on Venus?
In September, a research group broke the internet when they said they discovered a molecule called phosphine in the atmosphere of Venus.…
Algae in space teaches us how life responds to harsh environments
Extremophiles can literally survive in many conditions, even in the extreme radiation of space. Read this article to learn how extremophiles…
Could a deadly gas be a sign of life?
How do scientists look for life in the universe? Usually they look for gasses that would support life, and assume anything toxic to us would…
Looking for life by looking for metabolism
How can amino acids, lipids, and other metabolites help scientists with life detection in space? #Astrobiologists look at how our cells…
There may be other ways to build DNA and RNA
One of the most fundamental building blocks of life on earth is DNA. This molecule consists of four base pairs and a negatively charged…