Astrobiology
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'…
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…
How Common are Solar Systems Like Ours?
Solar system montage. Credit: NASA On the whole, we'd like to think we're special, but we also hope we aren't…
Signs of Life Detected on the Moon?
Image from the Moon Impact Probe of the lunar surface. Credit: ISRO A website based in India has reported researchers…
New Findings On Allen Hills Meteorite Point to Microbial Life
Scientists caused quite a stir in 1996 when they announced a meteorite had been found in Antarctica that might contain…
Vatican Holds Conference on Extraterrestrial Life
Though it may seem an unlikely location to happen upon a conference on astrobiology, the Vatican recently held a "study…
Mars Explorers May Use AI to Become ‘Cyborg Astrobiologists’
Ever heard of a 'Cyborg Astrobiologist'? Probably not. But I bet you'll want to be one after learning that future…
Bacteria Could Survive in Martian Soil
Multiple missions have been sent to Mars with the hopes of testing the surface of the planet for life -…