As we assess the habitability of other worlds, we are limited by being able to only study terrestrial life adapted to terrestrial conditions.
A primary aim of current and future space exploration missions is the detection and identification of chemical and biological indicators of life, namely biomarkers, on Mars.
University of Oxford researchers have helped overturn the popular theory that water on Earth originated from asteroids bombarding its surface. Instead, the material which built our planet was far richer […]
The water contents of the lunar interior record important clues for understanding the formation and subsequent thermochemical evolution of the Moon.
The robotic arm on NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover used its percussive drill to core and collect the “Main River” rock sample on March 10, 2025, the 1,441st Martian day, or […]
Reducing the rates and impacts of biological invasions is a major policy goal of international biodiversity agreements.
ANSMET is excited at the possibility of a field season coming in December of 2025! We do not have the full go ahead from NSF yet, but we are holding […]
The OSIRIS-REx curation team has continued to expand and enrich the NASA OSIRIS-REx catalog – this newsletter includes the second update of the catalog since its initial publication in March […]
This image shows a cylinder of rock the size of a piece of classroom chalk inside the drill of NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover. The sample, dubbed “Green Gardens,” was taken […]
As we prepare for the next planetary mission charged with finding life beyond Earth, the Astrobiology community must continue to improve its understanding of what constitutes a biosignature, through the […]
