astrobiology

New study suggests that the Martian subsurface might be a good place to look for possible present-day life on the Red Planet

Challenging assumptions about the possibility of modern life on Mars

NASA has developed a ground-based galactic cosmic ray simulator at the NASA Space Radiation Laboratory

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

Archaeon can crunch meteorite and feed on it

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

Study, based in part at Berkeley Lab, also suggests dwarf planet in asteroid belt may be a source of rich organic matter

First-ever sample-to-sequence process entirely aboard the space station

Biologist expands pursuit of desert-dwelling microbes

"It is difficult to imagine Californian beaches on ancient Mars, but try to picture the Great Lakes on a particularly cold and long winter."