Smithsonian Opens First Public Display of Asteroid Bennu Sample Collected by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Mission Nov. 14, 2023 Samples from Bennu may provide insights into how water and organic molecules first reached Earth, a core research focus of the OSIRIS-REx mission. Read more Image
New Recipes for Origin of Life May Point Way to Distant, Inhabited Planets Nov. 13, 2023 Life on a faraway planet—if it's out there—might not look anything like life on Earth. But there are only so many chemical ingredients in the universe's pantry, and only so many ways to mix them. Read more Image
Enceladus Has All the Raw Materials for Life, Researchers Say Nov. 9, 2023 New research based on Cassini data strengthens the idea that Enceladus has the chemicals necessary for life. Read more Image
Estimating the Transmission of Information at a Global Scale Nov. 8, 2023 NASA-supported researchers have attempted to quantify the rate at which information is transmitted on Earth, both within the planet’s biosphere (all life on Earth) and the technosphere (human technology). Read more Image
Scorching, Seven-Planet System Revealed by New Kepler Exoplanet List Nov. 7, 2023 A system of seven sweltering planets has been revealed by continued study of data from NASA’s retired Kepler space telescope: Each one is bathed in more radiant heat from their host star per area than any planet in our solar system. Read more Image
Did Life Exist on Mars? Other Planets? With AI’s Help, We May Know Soon Nov. 6, 2023 Scientists have discovered a simple and reliable test for signs of past or present life on other planets—“the holy grail of astrobiology.” Read more Image
Could Malononitrile Form in Titan's Atmosphere? Nov. 3, 2023 NASA-supported scientists have shown that the atmosphere of Titan could be an ideal environment in which to make a specific compound relevant to the origins of life on Earth. 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
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
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