Search for Life
There’s a Surprising Amount of Life Deep Inside the Earth. Hundreds of Times More Mass than All of Humanity
Scientists with the Deep Carbon Observatory (DCO) are transforming our understanding of life deep inside the Earth, and maybe on…
Technosignatures are NASA’s New Target for Detecting Other Civilizations in Space. Wait. What’s a Technosignature?
A NASA workshop on Technosignatures paves the way for a new approach to the search for intelligent life.
How Badly Will Humanity Freak Out if We Discover Alien Life?
Scientists at Arizona State University wanted to find out what peoples' reactions would be to the announcement of the discovery…
Good News For The Search For Life, The Trappist System Might Be Rich In Water
Scientists have been hard at work trying to determine the densities of the TRAPPIST-1 planets, and it looks like water…
Researchers Develop a New Low Cost/Low Weight Method of Searching for Life on Mars
Researchers at McGill University are developing what they call the Life Detection Platform, a compact, robotic, energy-efficient system for detecting…
Yes Please! NASA is Considering a Helicopter Mission to Titan
NASA has chosen the Dragonfly mission concept as a finalist in its New Frontiers program. The double-quadcopter drone is designed…
Are Drylanders The Minority On Habitable Worlds?
We assume that habitable exoplanets will have significant land masses, because that's what we have on Earth. Are we wrong?
NASA Bombshell: Key Ingredient For Life Discovered On Enceladus
Discovery of hydrogen at Enceladus raises hopes that life may exist in the icy moon's oceans.
How Will NASA Find Life On Other Worlds?
Minds at NASA are cooking up a new approach to finding life on other worlds.
Cassini Images Of Enceladus Highlight Possible Cradle For Life
Images of Enceladus highlight its frozen, reflective beauty, and its potential as a cradle for life.