This website is currently being migrated. For the most up-to-date astrobiology news, resources, and community announcements, please visit our new home at science.nasa.gov/astrobiology

Home
News & Discoveries
News & Discoveries
All Types
Research Highlight
Feature Story
Program News
Our sun has a temperature of about 5800K. For stars cooler than our sun (M dwarfs at 3000-4000K) the habitable zone is closer in. For hotter stars (A dwarfs at 10,000K) the region is much farther out.
An Inner Edge for Habitable Planets around Low-Mass StarsMay 9, 2016
Blue, but deadly: the gas giant exoplanet HD 189733b, which is superhot and likely has rains of glass.
Could Earth’s light blue color be a signature of life?May 6, 2016
The Center for Chemical Evolution (CCE) is a collaborative program studying the chemical origins of life and is based at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta.
The Center for Chemical EvolutionMay 6, 2016
Image for Article 1
MIT Scientists Compile List of Potential Gases to Guide Search for Life on ExoplanetsMay 5, 2016
A view from the "Kimberley" formation on Mars taken by NASA's Curiosity rover. The strata in the foreground dip towards the base of Mount Sharp, indicating the ancient depression that existed before the larger bulk of the mountain formed.
Water Activity in Salty LiquidMay 5, 2016
Image for Article 3
A Dwarf Star Produces a Major DiscoveryMay 3, 2016
This low-angle self-portrait of NASA's Curiosity Mars rover shows the vehicle at the site from which it reached down to drill into a rock target called "Buckskin." The MAHLI camera on Curiosity's robotic arm took multiple images on Aug. 5, 2015.
Protecting Special Regions on MarsMay 2, 2016
Image for Article 2
Breaking Down Exoplanet StovepipesApril 28, 2016
Image for Article 3
The NASA Astrobiology Program announces selections from two funding opportunitiesApril 28, 2016
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
More News
Resources
Earth Water from Space.
Recent PublicationsBrowse our recently published papersExplore section
Upclose shot of NASA Satellite.
Media ResourcesEverything about our media informationExplore section
Concept Art of a Mars Mission.
NewslettersStay up-to-date with Astrobiology newsExplore section
DNA Traveling through Space.
Ask an AstrobiologistGot questions? We have answersExplore section