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…
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…
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…
Masses of Potentially Habitable Planets Characterized by the Habitable Worlds Observatory
The astrometric and RV signals of Earth analogs orbiting nearby stars are small and below the current state…
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,…
With Evo 2, AI Can Model And Design The Genetic Code For All Domains Of Life
Mechanistic interpretability of Evo 2 reveals DNA, RNA, protein and organism-level features — Nature The DNA foundation model…