How to spot colorful life on icy exoplanets
In recent decades, astronomers have discovered more than 5000 planets orbiting stars beyond our solar system, with nearly 9000 more…
Tag: astrobiology
How do we choose which planets to search for life?
Scientists used computer models to determine how likely a planet is to be habitable by its age, size, and distance from its sun.
Microbes entombed in ancient salts could help search for life on Mars
Geologists discovered microbes trapped in 830-million-year-old salt minerals similar to those found on Mars.
Smart robots could automatically identify Mars rocks
How do you train a computer to identify the type of Mars rocks it sees? #Mars #geology #machinelearning #deeplearning
Mars could host a deep underground biosphere
Scientists estimate that parts of Mars’ would be able to support up to one million microbes per kilogram of rock deep underground.
Deep-ocean rocks mimic early Mars
It’s no secret that humans have their eyes on the Red Planet. Since the surface of Mars is really different from Earth, a lot of…
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.…
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…
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…