Extreme Life
Toxic Perchlorate on Mars Could Make Life More Interesting
The search for life in the Universe has fascinated humans for centuries. Mars has of course been high on the…
Extremophiles: Why study them? What can they teach us about finding life beyond Earth?
Universe Today has conducted some incredible examinations regarding a plethora of scientific fields, including impact craters, planetary surfaces, exoplanets, astrobiology, solar physics, comets, planetary atmospheres, planetary geophysics, cosmochemistry,…
Could Earth Life Survive on a Red Dwarf Planet?
Even though exoplanet science has advanced significantly in the last decade or two, we're still in an unfortunate situation. Scientists…
Life on Earth Uses Water as a Solvent. What are Some Other Options for Life as We Don't Know it?
Your body's cells use water to dissolve chemicals. It's the same with all life on Earth. But could other fluids…
Microbes Can Survive in Saltier Water than Previously Believed
On Earth, it seems to be true that life will find a way; in the deepest ocean, the saltiest ocean…
NASA Tests a Robotic Snake That Could Explore Other Worlds
Rovers have enabled some amazing explorations of other worlds like the Moon and Mars. However, rovers are limited by the…
Scientists Have Re-Analyzed Their Data and Still See a Signal of Phosphine at Venus. Just Less of it
The team that detected phosphine in Venus' atmosphere has reexamined the data and confirmed their discovery, with a few caveats…
Could There Be a Form of Life Inside Stars?
A new study proposes that alien life could evolve from nuclear interactions rather than atomic ones.
An ocean floor bacteria has been found with a totally bizarre metabolism
Bacteria come in two basic forms: the kinds that use a lot of hydrogen, and the kinds that don't. And…
Nutrient-Poor and Energy-Starved. How Life Might Survive at the Extremes in the Solar System
Our growing understanding of extremophiles here on Earth has opened up new possibilities in astrobiology. Scientists are taking another look…