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!
Category: Astrobiology & Space Science
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…
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
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…
Microscopic animals glow in the dark to survive radiation
Glowing #tardigrades?! Learn how a newly discovered species of tardigrade survive extreme UV radiation. #astrobiology
Mysterious gas found near Milky Way’s center
A mysterious cold gas shooting out of the center of the Milky Way galaxy has left scientists puzzled.
What 600 days in space does to living cells
Another study testing the limits of life in space, this time on the moon! #moon #lifeinspace #humanspaceflight #NASA #cyanobacteria…
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