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more about #astrobiology gorehound: anyone got any fart jokes ? more » Im_your_Huckleberry: Tell Marvin to lay off the chili. more » jajbowler: "How does 2017 work for you?" "Can't, I have a morning meeting." "2018?" "Well, I'm supposed to have a luncheon that afternoon, but I suppose it can b... more » YackBacker: Let's get some humans on that red rock already! We will have spent more on robots doing 1/10th of the job as we would have spent on a manned-mission y... more » Roklimber: Duh, everyone knows that there are cows on Mars. That's where all the methane comes from. :) more » Daveinva: As neat as this all is, the bottom line is the same as it was back in 1996: we won't prove a damn thing until we discover this sort of thing *on Mars*... more » Roklimber: I knew I shouldn't have peed on Mars when I was coming to Earth. But, hey, stupid engineers don't make decent bathrooms in spaceships, you know, and w... more » twophrasebark: . more » mekki: So this meteorite was found in Antarctica with Earth like bacteria. How do we know the bacteria simply didn't come from Earth itself and some how got ... more » Rusty626: The one thing I never understood about this meteorite is how do they know it's from Mars? more » Jassen: One day a scientist is going to get stoned and lick one of those mars meteorites, the bacteria in his mouth will interact with the dormant bacteria in... more » Friedhamster: I think the biggest thing hindering missions to Mars is money. There just isn't enough right now. more » Honu Harry: Oh great, there go our terraforming plans. Now the Greens..I mean Reds...will sue to stop every mission. Freakin' longhairs love alien bacteria more t... more » Slinkytech: And this was also placed to test us from God? Just like how Heaven is in the sky? Jesus is a jew, making god actually a jew god. I don't like religion. more » twophrasebark: ALL THESE WORLDS ARE YOURS, EXCEPT EUROPA. ATTEMPT NO LANDING THERE. USE THEM TOGETHER. USE THEM IN PEACE. more » AdoraBelle: I can already see the predatory gleam in my father's eyes. He's one of those crazy fishermen that would literally go to the moon, any moon, if there's... more » bookwench: When we drill through through their sky, they're going to totally freak out. more » SeeingI: Why oh WHY are they not sending some kind of probe to drill down and see?? more » Anekanta - Go Play!: So, there really could be whalers on the moon; just that it's a moon of Jupiter? more » gorehound: cool.maybe there will be some weird bigass lobster like creatures more » -
#mars
Is Biological Life the Source of Martian Methane?
Are signs of life on Mars floating in the atmosphere? Scientists have been searching for the source of methane on Mars, and their search has put them on the hunt for methane-producing microorganisms. More » -
#madscience
New Evidence Points to Fossilized Life on Mars
Thirteen years ago, a team of researchers studying the Allan Hills meteorite found evidence that the rock might contain fossils of Martian bacteria. Now, fresh evidence makes a stronger case that Mars once contained life very similar to Earth bacteria. More » -
#europa
Jupiter's Moon Could Sustain Animal-Like Life
Water on out moon might make lunar colonization possible, but it appears that Jupiter's satellite Europa is better suited for life. A new study suggests Europa could support not just microorganisms, but complex life — and a lot of it. More » -
#spacebabies
Baby-Making is Tougher in Space
Many space age dreams involve humans spreading out into the far reaches of the galaxy, but our extraterrestrial breeding program might need a little help. Scientists in Japan have found microgravity may function as a form of birth control. More » -
#astrobiology
Other Suns and Planets May Provide Better Conditions for Life than Our Own
While our sun and Earth have allowed for the development of a relative bounty of life, many astronomers are starting to believe that the conditions they provide aren't unique, or even ideal, suggesting we may not be alone after all. More » -
#exogenesis
Did Ocean-Filled Comets Carry the Seeds of Life to Earth?
Critics of exogenesis note that the proper conditions to maintain life are rare in the universe, and would not likely survive the trip inside Earth's atmosphere. But new data on comets offers evidence that our ancestors were, indeed, extraterrestrial. More » -
#aliensamongus
Extremophiles I Have Known And Loved
Extremophiles challenge everything we thought we knew about the existence of life on Earth. Now, astrobiologists are questioning if some extremophiles are actually aliens living among us. Just who are these incredible creatures, and what can we learn from them? More » -
