Deadline Extended: Communicating Discoveries in the Search for Life in the Universe Workshop Nov. 28, 2023 NASA’s Communicating Discoveries in the Search for Life in the Universe workshop will be held virtually over two weeks in Feb. 2024. Read more Image
Unveiling Mercury's Geological Mysteries Nov. 27, 2023 Scientists have uncovered evidence of potential salt glaciers on Mercury, opening a new frontier in astrobiology by revealing a volatile environment that might echo habitability conditions found in Earth's extreme locales. Read more Image
Life Might be Easiest to Find on Planets that Match an Earlier Earth Nov. 22, 2023 We’re inching closer and closer to reliably detecting biosignatures on distant planets. Much of the focus is on determining which chemicals indicate life’s presence. Read more Image
Samples of Asteroid Ryugu Show Signs of Ancient Water Nov. 21, 2023 The distribution of elements seen in the samples of Ryugu brought back by Hayabusa 2 hints at a wet past. Read more Image
The Behavior of Organics in Rapidly Frozen Brine Nov. 20, 2023 NASA-supported scientists have provided new information about the behavior of organic molecules frozen in brine under conditions similar to the surface of Saturn’s moon Enceladus. Read more Image
How Microbes Could Aid the Search for Extraterrestrial Life Nov. 17, 2023 In the quest to address fundamental questions about the nature of the universe and the search for extraterrestrial life, space has been an important frontier for human exploration. Read more Image
Why Build Megastructures? Just Move Planets around to Make Habitable Worlds Nov. 16, 2023 The possibility of advanced civilizations building giant structures to harness the energy of their stars is time-honored, with examples going back to the early 20th century. Read more Image
Subglacial Water Could Extend the Classical Habitable Zone of Exoplanets Nov. 14, 2023 New research introduces the concept of subglacial liquid water as a pivotal element in broadening the boundaries of the conventional habitable zone. Read more Image
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