exobiology
Could Life at TRAPPIST-1 Survive the Star's Superflares?
The TRAPPIST-1 system is exciting because of several Earth-sized worlds within the habitable zone of a red dwarf star, but…
Organic Chemistry: Why study it? What can it teach us about finding life beyond Earth?
Universe Today has recently had the privilege of investigating a myriad of scientific disciplines, including impact craters, planetary surfaces, exoplanets, astrobiology, solar physics, comets, planetary atmospheres, planetary geophysics, cosmochemistry, meteorites,…
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…
Nitrous Oxide, aka “Laughing gas”, Could be an Indication of Life in an Exoplanet
A team of astronomers have proposed to hunt for signs of life by looking for the signature of nitrous oxide…
Is the Concept of a Habitable Zone Too Wide?
Exoplanets are often considered potentially habitable if they could have liquid water. But the necessities of biology set the habitability…
German Impact Crater Could Have Hosted Early Life On Earth
Could life thrive in the devastated rock left behind after a meteorite impact? A new study hints that possibly, that…