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Video screen capture of long-exposure photo of lightning strikes over water.
Lightning, Oxygen and Life DetectionDec. 10, 2018
This image of Bennu was taken by the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft from a distance of around 50 miles (80 km).
NASA’s Newly Arrived OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft Already Discovers Water on AsteroidDec. 10, 2018
There are more than 25 elements used in biomolecules on Earth, but the most common are carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorous, and sulfur (CHNOPS).
Sulfur Chemistry of Young Stellar ObjectsDec. 7, 2018
An artist’s impression of early Earth, where the first simple proteins may have formed.
Exposed in a Warm Little PondDec. 6, 2018
Cathodoluminescence image of dolomite marine cements showing well-preserved chemical zonation(left). Photo of Devonian shallow marine carbonates under cathodoluminescence (right).
Oxygenation, Land Plants, and the Ocean-Atmosphere SystemDec. 5, 2018
This image of Bennu was taken by the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft from a distance of around 50 miles (80 km).
NASA's OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft Arrives at Asteroid BennuDec. 4, 2018
Artist’s impression of the exoplanet Proxima Centauri b.
Does Proxima Centauri Create an Environment Too Horrifying for Life?Dec. 4, 2018
Victoria Della Pia working with students in the classroom. To develop these lesson plans and assessments, Della Pia was supported by a grant from the Foundation for Undergraduate Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity at Albion College.
Life…Out of This World? A New Collection of Astrobiology Lesson PlansDec. 3, 2018
An artist’s impression of early Earth, where the first simple proteins may have formed.
Following a Path to Prebiotic PeptidesDec. 3, 2018
Brachiopod fossils from Carroll County, Ohio. Brachiopods are bivalved (two-shelled) animals, with hinged shells that can be opened to admit seawater, which is filtered for food particles.
Impacts on Evolution following the Late Ordovician Mass ExtinctionNov. 30, 2018
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NASA Astrobiology Program Student Early Career Collaboration AwardNov. 29, 2018
Kaolinite sample from Twiggs County, Georgia, USA.
Details on Clay-Mineral Formation in RegolithNov. 29, 2018
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