Henrik Drake, Professor, Linnaeus University, SwedenTuesday 10th February 2016, 16:00 CET
The mid-ocean ridge runs through the oceans like a suture. Where the Earth’s plates move apart, new oceanic crust is continuously formed. This is often accompanied by magmatism and hydrothermal […]
Enceladus is among the most intriguing bodies in the solar system due to its astrobiological potential.
Researchers from the University of Massachusetts Amherst are part of a team that has identified a unique mineral on Mars, described in Nature Communications. Named ferric hydroxysulfate, the mineral provides […]
In a scientific breakthrough with cosmic implications, researchers have, for the first time, precisely dated the emergence of microbial life within a meteorite impact crater—revealing that life not only survives […]
We explore the hydrogeologic and physical conditions necessary to sustain hydrothermal activity within the shallow subseafloors of ocean worlds, exploring wide ranges of multiple parameters using a Monte Carlo framework.
Extreme environments are places where sustaining life is considered challenging by human standarts due to harmful environmental conditions.
Gossans are formed through the oxidation of sulfide ore deposits by fluids, such as meteoric water or hydrothermal solutions, leading to locally acidic conditions.
Understanding where and in what quantities essential elements for life have existed on Earth’s surface helps explain the origin and evolution of life. Phosphorus (P) is one such element, forming […]
Upcoming explorations for habitability in the ocean worlds of the solar system can greatly benefit from searching beyond parameters such as water, organics, nitrogen, phosphate, and silicate and being able […]
