Astrobiology
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…
What if the Earth had Two Moons?
The idea of an Earth with two moons has been a science fiction staple for decades. More recently, real possibilities…
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…