Astrobiology & Space Science Archives – Page 17 of 20

How long has life been around on Earth? Is life an inevitable part of planet formation? The second question is tough to answer, but if life…

The airborne Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) is a flying observatory aboard a modified Boeing 747 that takes…

When studying the origin of life on Earth, scientists must rely on past data, physical laws, and models instead of direct observations.…

No living organism can survive in the dead of space, right? The unlikely exception: water bears. Also known by their scientific name,…

If there are multiple universes, which of them are capable of harboring life and why? A physicist comes up with a number, and that number is…

Have you ever thought about why is it possible to understand the universe and why are we even here to understand it? Sarah Imari Walker…

Water is essential for life. When searching for life in the universe, the first thing researchers do is “follow the water”. Mars is no…

Jacob Haqq-Misra, Ravi Kopparapu, and Eric Wolf attempt to address this question in a recent paper titled "Why do we find ourselves around a…

From chemistry to biology to social networks, specific shared principles should guide how information is organized and how it cycles through…

Radio astronomers working with a radio dish telescope detected something a bit unusual. They were seeing a very fast radio burst, faster and…

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