Astrobiology
Europa Analog Deep-Sea Vents Discovered in the Caribbean
[/caption] White sand, blue water, sunny skies, pina coladas. When you think of “extreme environments” I doubt the Caribbean is…
Astronomy Without A Telescope – Animal Astronomy
[/caption] In the 1950s, the Sauer research team locked some birds in Olbers planetarium and started messing with them. First…
Zapping Titan-Like Atmosphere with UV Creates Life Precursors
[/caption] From the University of Arizona The first experimental evidence showing how atmospheric nitrogen can be incorporated into organic macromolecules…
Maybe ET’s Calling, But We Have the Wrong Phone
[/caption] To date, SETI (Search for ExtraTerrestrial Intelligence) has focused on ETs who 'phone home' using the radio part of…
Ice Caves Possible on Mars
[/caption] New results published in the journal Icarus suggest that caves on Mars may provide future astronauts with more than…
Alien Life on Titan? Hang on Just a Minute…
[/caption] Two papers released last week detailing oddities found on Titan have blown the top off the 'jumping to conclusions'…
New Discovery Supports Possibility of Microbial Life on Mars
[/caption] The discovery of methane-eating bacteria in a very unique region of Canada's extreme north supports the theory that similar…
Astronomy Without A Telescope – Life In Cosmic Rays
We all know that astronomy is just plain awesome - and pretty much everything that's interesting in the world links…
Are We Contaminating Mars?
[/caption] With Mars seemingly the destination of choice in NASA's future, researchers are taking a look at what kinds of…
Life on Titan Could Be Smelly and Explosive
[/caption] Could there be life on Titan? If so, one astrobiologist says humans probably couldn't be in the same room…