Astrobiology
Exciting New ‘Enceladus Explorer’ Mission Proposed to Search for Life
Along with Jupiter's moon Europa, a tiny Saturnian moon, Enceladus, has become one of the most fascinating places in the…
Life in the Universe, Reflected by the Moon
[/caption] Earthshine – a poetic, fanciful word for the soft, faint glow on the Moon when the light from the…
Salty Soil on Mars Could Be Slurping Water from the Atmosphere
[/caption] It happens every summer in humid air: the salt in your salt shaker clumps together as the salt draws…
Tidal Heating on Some Exoplanets May Leave Them Waterless
[/caption] As the number of exoplanets being discovered continues to increase dramatically, a growing number are now being found which…
Do Alien Civilizations Inevitably ‘Go Green’?
[/caption] In the famous words of Arthur C. Clarke, "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." This phrase is…
600 Million Year Drought Makes Life on Surface of Mars Unlikely
[/caption] Mars is often referred to as a desert world, and for good reason - its surface is barren, dry…
New Study Shows How Trace Elements Affect Stars’ Habitable Zones
[/caption] Habitable zones are the regions around stars, including our own Sun, where conditions are the most favourable for the…
How Plants May Have Helped Create Earth’s Unique Landscapes
[/caption] According to conventional thinking, plant life first took hold on Earth after oceans and rivers formed; the soil produced…
Looks Like We’re Still Looking for Earthly Life Forms on Other Planets
[/caption] In late 2010, NASA set the Internet buzzing when it called a press conference to discuss an astrobiological finding…
Key Step in Evolution Replicated by Scientists – With Yeast
[/caption] One of the great puzzles in science has been the evolution of single-celled organisms into the incredibly wide variety…