Contrary to what NASA may want you to think, the word “Astrobiology” was used decades before NASA began using it to describe the study of extraterrestrial life.
exobiology
Posted inAstrochemistry, Comets and Asteroids, Press Release
Detection of Exposed H2O ice on the Nucleus of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko
Since the orbital insertion of the Rosetta spacecraft, comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko (67P/C-G) has been mapped by OSIRIS camera and VIRTIS spectro-imager, producing a huge quantity of images and spectra of the […]
Posted inAnalog Studies, Arctic / Antarctic / Alpine, Away Teams & Field Reports, Cryobiology, Dale Andersen's Field Reports, Exploration Gear & Tech, Extremeophiles and Extreme Environments, Icy Worlds, Robotics/Rovers/UAVs, ROVs/Submersibles/Diving, Status Report, Water/Hycean Worlds & Oceanography
Astrobiologist Dale Andersen’s Field Report 20 November 2015: Novolazarevskya Station, Antarctica
Novolazarevskya Station, Antarctica
Posted inAstrobiology (general), Press Release, SETI & Technosignatures
Advanced Alien Civilisations Rare or Absent in the Local Universe?
Sensitive new telescopes now permit astronomers to detect the waste heat that is expected to be a signature of advanced alien civilisations that can harness enormous energies on the scale […]
Posted inAstrobiology (general), Astrochemistry, Extremeophiles and Extreme Environments, Origin & Evolution of Life, Press Release
Space Kombucha in the Search for Life and Its Origin
You might know it as a drink for hipsters or as an ancient brew drunk for centuries in Eurasia, but the culture that ferments sugary tea into Kombucha is going […]
Posted inAstrochemistry, Origin & Evolution of Life, Press Release
Meteoritic Abundances of Nucleobases and Potential Reaction Pathways
Carbonaceous chondrites are a class of meteorite known for having a high content of water and organics. In this study, abundances of the nucleobases, i.e., the building blocks of RNA […]
Posted inMissions & Hardware, Press Release
Colorful Life-Form Catalog Will Help Discern If We're Alone
While looking for life on planets beyond our own solar system, a group of international scientists has created a colorful catalog containing reflection signatures of Earth life forms that might […]
Posted inFossils & Paleontology, Origin & Evolution of Life, Press Release
Ancient Rocks Show Life Could Have Flourished on Earth 3.2 Billion Years Ago
A spark from a lightning bolt, interstellar dust, or a subsea volcano could have triggered the very first life on Earth. But what happened next? Life can exist without oxygen, […]
Posted inAstronomy & Telescopes, Origin & Evolution of Life
The Abundance of Extraterrestrial Life After the Kepler Mission
The data recently accumulated by the Kepler mission have demonstrated that small planets are quite common and that a significant fraction of all stars may have an Earth-like planet within […]
Posted inAnalog Studies, Arctic / Antarctic / Alpine, Away Teams & Field Reports, Dale Andersen's Field Reports, Exploration Gear & Tech, Robotics/Rovers/UAVs, ROVs/Submersibles/Diving, Status Report
Dale Andersen's Field Reports: Lake Untersee, Antarctica 15 November 2014
On The Road to Lake Untersee: We are completely packed up now, using the Everest tracked vehicle, pulling two sleds behind it. The first sled has most of our gear, […]