Earth May Not Be So Special After All, New Study Finds
Illustration of exoplanet K2-18b. The planet is thought to have a thick gas envelope and no global ocean.…
New research shows Mars’ Jezero crater was repeatedly habitable
View larger. | Enhanced color image from Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter showing part of Jezero crater. In the middle…
From City Lights to Moonlight: NASA Training Shows How Urban Parks Can Connect Communities with Space Science
When you think about national park and public land astronomy programs, you might picture remote locations far from…
Strange Mars Rocks Could Hold Clues to Ancient Life
Rocks in the Bright Angel Formation. NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover acquired this image using its Right Mastcam-Z camera.…
The Shocking Twist in the Search for Life on Saturn’s Icy Moon
An artist’s impression of plumes erupting onto the surface of Enceladus. Its fellow moon Titan is seen in…
Ceres once habitable according to new NASA study
This image of Ceres approximates how the dwarf planet’s colors would appear to the eye. This view of…
What Would It Take to Say We Found Life? We Asked a NASA Expert: Episode 63
What Would It Take to Say We Found Life? We call this the podium test. What would it…
Our Galaxy’s Sweet Spot for Life Is Bigger Than We Thought
New simulations suggest the Galactic Habitable Zone isn’t fixed: when stars migrate across the Milky Way, the odds…
Life on Earth May Be Thanks to a Lucky Planetary Collision
Artistic illustration of the early formation phase of the Solar System. At that time, the young Sun (in…
Redox-driven mineral and organic associations in Jezero Crater, Mars
Farley, K. A. et al. Mars 2020 mission overview. Space Sci. Rev. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11214-020-00762-y (2020). Farley, K. A. et…
JWST Detects Steam on Distant Exoplanets. Could Exotic Water Worlds Rewrite the Search for Life?
Sub-Neptunes may be inhospitable to life as we know it, but their strange water-rich interiors hold secrets about…