New analysis finds signs of life on Mars actually came from Earth
A pair of stubborn molecules, prized because they can survive deep time, just passed an important Mars test…
Mars Organic Geochemistry-Are We Alone, and Where Did We Come From?
As NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover Spirit began collecting images for a 360-degree panorama of new terrain, the rover…
Predictive Rankings of the Probability for Temperate Terrestrial Worlds for the HWO ExEP Mission Star List
The simulated occurrence rates of planets in both simulated (blue) and known (orange) planetary systems around nearby stars.…
The Unique Ability Of The Hubble Space Telescope To Characterize Young Exoplanet Environments
Modified Pass et al. (2025) Figure 2 showing an updated Cosmic Shoreline for exoplanets orbiting full convective M…
Early Complex Life Lived In Oxygenated Seas, Challenging Long‑held Views Of Evolution
Microfossil by Researcher Max Lechte. Credit – LA Reidman McGill University The earliest known eukaryotes, the ancestors of…
Diverse Organic Molecules On Mars Revealed By The First SAM TMAH Experiment
SAM is the most complex instrument ever sent on a planetary mission. Principal Investigator Paul Mahaffy leads the…
New Evidence For An Ancient Ocean On Mars
Sedimentologic and mineralogic evidence for sedimentary rocks, clay stratigraphy and open-basin deltas along and within the detected shelf.…
Active Moons In Our Solar System And Beyond – Io, Europa, Enceladus, Triton, and Exomoons
Interior, surface and atmosphere visualisation of Europa, Enceladus, Triton, Io, and exoIo. Best-estimate plume heights are displayed to…
Exploring Northeast Syrtis via Jezero Crater
ID: ESP_054090_1985 date: 9 February 2018 altitude: 280 km larger image One of the final three candidate landing…
Dragonfly Astrobiology Mission Begins Rotorcraft Integration, Testing Stage
From left, Carlisa Drew, Seth Harvey, Anthony Fanelli, Emory Toomey and TJ Lee conduct power and functional testing…
Registration Is Now Open For Origins 2026
Origins 2026 is an international conference jointly organized by the International Society for the Study of the Origins…
Space Ionizing Radiation Triggers The Formation Of Peptides And Organophosphates On Olivine Surfaces
The schematic diagram of the Space Radiobiological Exposure Facility. — Nature Communications Bioorganic molecules, such as amino acids,…