Galactic Cosmic Rays Now Available for Study on Earth
NASA has developed a ground-based galactic cosmic ray simulator at the NASA Space Radiation Laboratory
astrobiology
Study: Organic Molecules Found by Rover Consistent with Early Life on Mars
Organic compounds called thiophenes were recently discovered on Mars and an astrobiologist thinks their presence would be consistent with the presence of early life on the planet
A Meteorite-Loving Microorganism
Archaeon can crunch meteorite and feed on it
New Technique for Finding Life on Mars
Researchers use multiple, miniature instruments to directly detect and analyze life in the Canadian high Arctic, one of the closest analogs to Mars on Earth
Ingredients for Life Revealed in Meteorites That Fell to Earth
Study, based in part at Berkeley Lab, also suggests dwarf planet in asteroid belt may be a source of rich organic matter
Genes in Space-3 Successfully Identifies Unknown Microbes in Space
First-ever sample-to-sequence process entirely aboard the space station
Scientist Crowdsources Rocks Harboring Earthly “Extraterrestrials”
Biologist expands pursuit of desert-dwelling microbes
Ancient Tsunami Evidence on Mars Reveals Life Potential
"It is difficult to imagine Californian beaches on ancient Mars, but try to picture the Great Lakes on a particularly cold and long winter."
Scientists Discover Potentially Habitable Planets
Just 40 light years from Earth, planets are best targets so far for search for extraterrestrial life
Are We Alone? Setting Some Limits to Our Uniqueness
Paper shows for the first time just what “pessimism” or “optimism” mean when it comes to estimating the likelihood of advanced extraterrestrial life