Want to Find Life? Compare a Planet to Its Neighbors Nov. 2, 2023 With thousands of known exoplanets and tens of thousands likely to be discovered in the coming decades, it could be only a matter of time before we discover a planet with life. Read more Image
NASA’s Dragonfly Tunnel Visions Nov. 2, 2023 Dragonfly team utilizes unique NASA facilities to shape its innovative Titan-bound rotorcraft in the search for life. Read more Image
Identifying Hydrothermal Activity on Icy Ocean Worlds Nov. 1, 2023 NASA-supported scientists have developed a new technique that could help astrobiologists determine whether or not hydrothermal activity is occurring on icy, ocean worlds. Read more Image
Salts and Organics Observed on Ganymede’s Surface by NASA’s Juno Nov. 1, 2023 Data collected by NASA’s Juno mission indicates a briny past may be bubbling to the surface on Jupiter’s largest moon. Read more Image
Astrophysicists Scan the Galaxy for Signs of Life Oct. 31, 2023 Astrophysicists are scanning the universe for “technosignatures” emanating from distant planets that would provide support for the existence of intelligent, alien life. Read more Image
Lipid Biosignatures in Hypersaline Lakes Oct. 30, 2023 NASA-supported researchers have studied the production of organic matter in hypersaline lakes that share some similarities with lakes thought to be present on ancient Mars in the area of Jezero Crater. Read more Image
UArizona launches Arizona Astrobiology Center to unlock the mysteries of life in the universe Oct. 17, 2023 The center will bring together students and faculty from across campus and disciplines to unravel the enigma of life's beginnings and our place in the cosmos. Read more Image
NASA’s Bennu Asteroid Sample Contains Carbon, Water Oct. 11, 2023 Initial studies of the 4.5-billion-year-old asteroid Bennu sample collected in space and brought to Earth by NASA show evidence of high-carbon content and water, which together could indicate the building blocks of life on Earth may be found in the rock. Read more Image
Webb Discovers Methane, Carbon Dioxide in Atmosphere of K2-18 b Sept. 25, 2023 A new investigation with NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope into K2-18 b, an exoplanet 8.6 times as massive as Earth, has revealed the presence of carbon-bearing molecules including methane and carbon dioxide. Read more Image
Bennu Sample Delivery Marks the Start of Extended OSIRIS-APEX Mission Sept. 24, 2023 After dropping off its historic sample from asteroid Bennu, the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is headed to its next target: another potentially hazardous near-Earth asteroid, called Apophis. Read more Image