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A team of NASA-supported scientists have provided new information on how one class of biomolecule, nucleic acids, could have formed outside of living cells with the help of naturally occurring minerals in the environment before life’s emergence on Earth.

One of the most exciting findings from NASA’s Dawn mission is that Ceres, the largest object in the asteroid belt that lies between Mars and Jupiter, hosts complex organics.

“Follow the water” has been the mantra of the astrobiology community in search of alien life in the universe. Water is a fundamental building block of all terrestrial life as we know it and is abundant throughout the solar system, and perhaps, the universe.

The discovery of phosphorus in a molecular cloud at the edge of the Milky Way galaxy challenges current views of how the element originates and extends the galactic habitable zone.

As astrophysics technology and research continue to advance, one question persists: is there life elsewhere in the universe?

In searching for life in the universe, a field known as astrobiology, scientists rely on Earth as a template for biological and evolutionary processes.

A session on Astrobiology Education and Communication is being organized at AbSciCon 2024. This session aims to unite educators, communicators, and researchers worldwide to share their experiences and insights into astrobiology education and communication.

NASA’s Communicating Discoveries in the Search for Life in the Universe workshop will be held virtually over two weeks in Feb. 2024.

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.

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.