Extreme Life
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,…
Metal-Eating Bacteria Could Have Left their “Fingerprints” on Mars, Proving it Once Hosted Life
A new study by a team of European scientists has shown how metal-eating bacteria could have left their mark on…
Europa’s Acidic Oceans May Prohibit Life
[/caption] The more we explore our solar system, the more we find things in common. Jupiter's frigid moon - Europa…
Mars Likely Not Ever Warm and Wet Enough for Life – At Least on Surface
[/caption] Mars’ surface was probably not ever warm and wet long enough to support life, a new study published today…
Even the Early Universe Had the Ingredients for Life
[/caption] For us carbon-based life forms, carbon is a fairly important part of the chemical makeup of the Universe. However,…
Citizen Science: Help Find Life on Mars
[/caption] Interested in helping NASA scientists pinpoint where to look for signs of life on Mars? If so, you can…
All-Student Crew Lands at Mars Research Station
[/caption] Headline from the future? Actually, it’s happening now, although not quite on Mars, but about as close as humans…