The cometary materials are thought to be the reservoir of primitive materials in the solar system. The recent detection of glycine and CH3NH2 by the ROSINA mass spectrometer in the […]
2019
Posted inHabitable Zones, Press Release
Detecting Ocean Glint on Exoplanets Using Multiphase Mapping
Rotational mapping and glint are two proposed methods to directly detect liquid water on the surface of habitable exoplanets. However, false positives for both methods may prevent the unambiguous detection […]
Posted inPress Release, SETI & Technosignatures
Self-supervised Anomaly Detection for Narrowband SETI
The Search for Extra-terrestrial Intelligence (SETI) aims to find technological signals of extra-solar origin. Radio frequency SETI is characterized by large unlabeled datasets and complex interference environment. The infinite possibilities […]
Posted inPress Release, Titan
Evidence of Changing Seasons And Rain On Titan's North Pole
An image from the international Cassini spacecraft provides evidence of rainfall on the north pole of Titan, the largest of Saturn’s moons. The rainfall would be the first indication of […]
Posted inAstrochemistry, Press Release
ALMA Observations of the Spatial Distribution of three C2H4O2 Isomers towards Sgr B2(N)
The C2H4O2 isomers have been previously investigated primarily via disparate sets of observations involving single dish and array measurements. The only attempt at using a uniform set of observations was […]
Posted inHabitable Zones, Press Release
The Implications of Clustered Star formation For (proto)planetary Systems and Habitability
Star formation is spatially clustered across a range of environments, from dense stellar clusters to unbound associations. As a result, radiative or dynamical interactions with neighbouring stars disrupt (proto)planetary systems […]
Posted inAstrochemistry, Press Release
Organics in the Solar System
Complex organics are now commonly found in meteorites, comets, asteroids, planetary satellites, and interplanetary dust particles. The chemical composition and possible origin of these organics are presented. Specifically, we discuss […]
Posted inPress Release, SETI & Technosignatures
Interstellar Probes: The Benefits to Astronomy and Astrophysics
Long range observations in the field of astronomy have opened up our understanding of the Solar System, the Galaxy and the wider Universe. In this paper we discuss the idea […]
Posted inPress Release, SETI & Technosignatures
A Search for Technosignatures From TRAPPIST-1, LHS 1140, and 10 Planetary Systems in the Kepler Field
As part of our ongoing search for technosignatures, we collected over three terabytes of data in May 2017 with the L-band receiver (1.15-1.73 GHz) of the 100 m diameter Green […]
Posted inAstropharmacy / Biotechnology, Genomics, Proteomics, Bioinformatics, Life Support Systems, Microbiology & Virology, Microgravity, Press Release, Space Stations
Bacteria on the International Space Station Are Adapting to Survive, Not to Harm
A new Northwestern University study has found that — despite its seemingly harsh conditions — the ISS is not causing bacteria to mutate into dangerous, antibiotic-resistant superbugs. While the team […]