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Europa is one of the moons in our solar system that could host life. What about beyond the solar system?
Advance Notice of Concepts for Ocean worlds Life Detection TechnologyApril 27, 2016
Researchers think emissions from volcanos, such as the one seen here, may have led to a dramatic rise in CO2 leading to a mass extinction 200 million years ago. (Photo/NASA Earth Observatory)
Ancient volcanoes could be key to predicting impact of climate changeApril 26, 2016
Astrobiology booth staffed by Jack Farmer and Sheri Klug both from ASU. Image Credit: Barbara Vance
Death Valley Celestial Centennial – MarsFest SymposiumApril 25, 2016
Harold Morowitz at the “Matrix of Biological Knowledge” workshop in 1987.
In Memoriam: Harold MorowitzApril 25, 2016
A current view of the tree of life, encompassing the total diversity represented by sequenced genomes.
A New View of the Tree of LifeApril 22, 2016
Stardust was the first spacecraft to return a cometary sample and extraterrestrial material from outside the orbit of the moon to Earth.
Comet Wild 2 is not a GoldmineApril 21, 2016
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From Stars to Life. Mary Voytek Talks Astrobiology at the Center of Theological InquiryApril 20, 2016
September 2009 artist's conception of the James Webb Space Telescope. Credit: NASA
Identifying Planetary Biosignature ImpostorsApril 19, 2016
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Life in the Universe - The Science of AstrobiologyApril 18, 2016
The microorganism, Rhodococcus sp. JG-3, was isolated from the Upper Dry Valleys of Antarctica.
Improved Sequence of an Antarctic OrganismApril 14, 2016
(Top row, left to right) Titan, Earth's moon, Europa and Enceladus. (Bottom row, left to right) Callisto, Charon, Ariel and lo. Image credit: NASA
Hot On The Trail Of Alien MoonsApril 14, 2016
Earth’s thin atmosphere is all that stands between life on Earth and the cold, dark void of space.
A Fast PCA-Based Radiative Transfer ModelApril 12, 2016
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