To better support the broad, interdisciplinary field of astrobiology – the study of the origin, evolution, distribution, and future of life in the universe – NASA is announcing a new […]
Marc Boucher
Posted inMicrobiology & Virology, Microgravity, Press Release, Space Life Science, Space Stations
Bacteria Sent Into Space Behave in Mysterious Ways
Colonies of bacteria grown aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis behaved in ways never before observed on Earth, according to a new NASA-funded study from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York. […]
Posted inEducation and Outreach, Press Release
NASA Astrobiologist to Discuss Exotic Earths at Library of Congress Spring Lecture
The public is invited to a free lecture called “Exotic Earths: Exploring Planets Around Other Stars” by NASA astrobiologist Avi Mandell at the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. The free […]
Posted inExoplanets, -moons, -comets, Habitable Zones, Status Report
The First Search for an Exomoon around a Habitable-Zone Planet
Kepler-22b is the first transiting planet to have been detected in the habitable-zone of its host star. At 2.4 Earth radii, Kepler-22b is too large to be considered an Earth-analog, […]
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Astrobiology Daily News 18 April 2013
– Detection of Carbon Monoxide and Water Absorption Lines in an Exoplanet Atmosphere, Science– A super-Earth-sized planet orbiting in or near the habitable zone around Sun-like star, astro-ph.EP– Water Planets […]
Posted inIcy Worlds, Press Release
Where the Plumes Are: Map Of Elceladus' South Pole
The northern and southern hemispheres of Enceladus are seen in these polar stereographic maps, mosaicked from the best-available Cassini clear-filter images. Each map is centered on one of the poles […]
Posted inExoplanets, -moons, -comets, Press Release
New Techniques Allow Discovery of Smallest Super-Earth Exoplanets
A University of Washington astronomer, funded by a National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award, has discovered perhaps the smallest super-Earth planet in its host star habitable […]
Posted inExoplanets, -moons, -comets, Press Release
NASA's Kepler Discovers Smallest 'Habitable Zone' Planets to Date
Relative sizes of Kepler habitable zone planets discovered as of 2013 April 18. Left to right: Kepler-22b, Kepler-69c, Kepler-62e, Kepler-62f, and Earth (except for Earth, these are artists’ renditions). Credit: […]
Posted inExoplanets, -moons, -comets, Press Release
New Earth-like Planets Found
A team of scientists, including Carnegie’s Alan Boss, has discovered two Earth-like planets in the habitable orbit of a Sun-like star. Their work is published in Science Express. Using observations […]
Posted inExoplanets, -moons, -comets, Press Release
Kepler-62 Has Two Water Worlds Circling in its Habitable Zone
In our solar system, only one planet is blessed with an ocean: Earth. Our home world is a rare, blue jewel compared to the deserts of Mercury, Venus and Mars. […]