This paper examines four case studies of life-detection claims in astrobiology, covering both biosignatures and technosignatures: the 1877 “canals” on Mars, the 1976 Mars Viking landers experiments, the 2020 phosphine […]
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Posted inAnalog Studies, Astrobiology (general), Away Teams & Field Reports, Biochemistry & Organic Chemistry, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Exploration Gear & Tech, Habitable Zones, Imaging & Spectroscopy, NASA Astrobiology Program, Status Report, Tricorders & Sensors
Tricorder Tech: The Design of a Bioinspired Integrated Total Habitability Instrument for Planetary Exploration: A Review of Potential Sensing Technologies
One key objective of astrobiology is to investigate and discover if other planetary bodies are habitable.
Posted inBiochemistry & Organic Chemistry, Biophysics, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Exploration Gear & Tech, Status Report, Tricorders & Sensors
Life Detection Knowledge Base: A Community Tool for Knowledge Management and Representation
The Life Detection Knowledge Base (LDKB; https://lifedetectionforum.com/ldkb) is a community-owned web resource that is designed to facilitate the infusion of astrobiology knowledge and expertise into the conceptualization and design of […]
Posted inBiogeochemical Cycles & Geobiology, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Conferences and Meetings, Habitable Zones, Icy Worlds, Mars, Missions & Hardware, Planetary Protection & Biosafety, Press Release
MEPAG Search for Life – Science Analysis Group Science Community Virtual Workshops
Part 1: Tuesday July 8th, 8am PDT/11am EDT/5pm CESTPart 2: Tuesday August 5th – Thursday August 7th, 8am PDT/11am EDT/5pm CEST Please join the MEPAG Search for Life-Science Analysis Group […]
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ELVIS: Pioneering Imaging System to Enhance Space Biology and Life Detection
[Portland State University]. Onboard the International Space Station (ISS), the Extant Life Volumetric Imaging System, dubbed ELVIS, is not about resurrecting rock-n-roll legends but pioneering scientific discovery. Using innovative holographic […]
Posted inAway Teams & Field Reports, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Exploration Gear & Tech, Genomics, Proteomics, Bioinformatics, Mapping, Geodesy, Cartography, Bathymetry, Press Release, Sample Return, Tricorders & Sensors, Water/Hycean Worlds & Oceanography
Tricorder Tech: Biosignature Detection: DNA Floating In The Air Tracks Life Forms
Editor’s note: with recent speculation about the potential habitability of the clouds of Venus and the long-hypothesized notion of airborne life forms on Saturn and Jupiter these studies from Earth […]
Posted inAstrochemistry, Biochemistry & Organic Chemistry, Biophysics, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Extremeophiles and Extreme Environments, Status Report
Applications of Microbial Bioplastic Polyhydroxyalkanoates as Biosignatures for Astrobiological Detection
Determining a reliable method to detect life on another planet is an essential first step in the pursuit of discovering extraterrestrial life.
Posted inBiosignatures & Paleobiology, Habitable Zones, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Mars, Microbiology & Virology, Press Release, Sample Return, Tricorders & Sensors
Application Of Chemotactic Behavior For Life Detection
One excellent biosignature for the present detection of microbial life on Earth is motility, leading to its growing interest within the astrobiological community as an observable attribute that, if detected […]
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A Multiple Biomolecules-based Rapid Life Detection Protocol Embedded In A Rover Scientific Subsystem For Soil Sample Analysis
The study of whether life exists, is extinct, or not depends on various sophisticated experimental studies, as many different signatures of life can be used. The experimental procedures that can […]
Posted inBiochemistry & Organic Chemistry, Biogeochemical Cycles & Geobiology, Biophysics, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Cryobiology, Enceladus, Europa, Habitable Zones, Icy Worlds, Origin & Evolution of Life, Status Report
Distinguishing Potential Organic Biosignatures on Ocean Worlds from Abiotic Geochemical Products using Thermodynamic Calculations
The search for life in our solar system often involves efforts to detect organic molecules, which have been found on many extraterrestrial bodies, including planets, moons, meteorites, comets, and asteroids. […]