Tardigrades help us understand if rocks can be vehicles for life
Have you heard of Panspermia? The hypothesis says that life originated somewhere else and travelled to Earth on rocks through space.…
Category: Astrobiology
Intelligent life might be rare
How hard is it for evolution to produce intelligent life like humans? We don't really know, but some computational modelers tried to answer…
A new method of detecting extraterrestrial life
Researchers discovered computer-led chemical analysis of a sample is a powerful tool for searching for ET biochemistry without making…
Building blocks of life may have formed from non-living matter
Cell structures similar to membranes can arise from non-living substances under suitable conditions.
Using radio signals from exoplanets to detect magnetic fields
An observational technique called ‘beam-forming’ detects exoplanetary radio emissions that allow researchers to calculate exoplanets’…
Could impact from asteroids eventually create life?
Astrobiologists have discovered a possible new pathway for the prebiotic self-assembly of biologically important molecules by replicating…
A new way to detect ET life using chemical profiles
Researchers found a new way to tell the difference between the chemicals of life and the chemicals of non-life...using machine learning!
What happens when astronaut teams don’t get along?
Professor Contractor Noshir knows how to help you get along better with your coworkers. He studies the interpersonal dynamics of crews in…
A software program builds alternative DNA molecules
Scientists are using computer programs to understand our early beginnings. Click on the link to see how they are doing it, and how they…
Microbes from extreme environments help us study space
Space is a hostile place. It has numerous stressors which make it seem impossible for Earth-like life to thrive there. Some of these…