Astrobiology
Goldilocks Moons
[/caption] The search for extraterrestrial life outside our Solar System is currently focused on extrasolar planets within the 'habitable zones'…
Does Life on the Seafloor Predict Life on Other Worlds?
[/caption] Scientists have recently discovered communities of previously unknown species living on the seafloor near Antarctica clustered around hydrothermal vents.…
ASU Researchers Propose Looking for Ancient Alien Artifacts on the Moon
[/caption] Two researchers at Arizona State University (ASU) have made a rather controversial proposal: have the public and other researchers…
Phobos-Grunt Predicted to Fall in Afghanistan on January 14
[/caption] According to a news report in RiaNovosti, Russia’s Phobos-Grunt spacecraft will fall January 14th, "somewhere between 30.7 degrees north…
New Study Says Large Regions of Mars Could Sustain Life
[/caption] The question of whether present-day Mars could be habitable, and to what extent, has been the focus of long-running…
The Habitable Exoplanets Catalog is Now Online!
[/caption] Anyone who has an interest in exoplanets probably knows about the various online catalogs that have become available in…
Kepler Confirms First Planet in Habitable Zone of Sun-Like Star
[/caption] Scientists from the Kepler mission announced this morning the first confirmed exoplanet orbiting in the habitable zone of a Sun-like…
Why Silicon-based Aliens Would Rather Eat our Cities than Us: Thoughts on Non-carbon Astrobiology
[/caption] Editor's note: Bruce Dorminey, science journalist and author of "Distant Wanderers: The Search for Planets Beyond the Solar System,"…
Could Curiosity Determine if Viking Found Life on Mars?
[/caption] One of the most controversial and long-debated aspects of Mars exploration has been the results of the Viking landers'…
Life on Alien Planets May Not Require a Large Moon After All
[/caption] Ever since a study conducted back in 1993, it has been proposed that in order for a planet to…