amino acids
How Could We Detect Life Inside Enceladus?
A new study provides estimates on what an astrobiology mission could find when it goes to Enceladus and samples its…
Meteorites Bathed in Gamma Rays Produce More Amino Acids and Could Have Helped Life get Going on Earth
Our modern telescopes are more powerful than their predecessors, and our research is more focused than ever. We keep discovering…
Samples of Asteroid Ryugu Contain More Than 20 Amino Acids
The samples obtained by Hayabusa2 have revealed that the Near Earth Asteroid Ryugu contains 20 strains of amino acids -…
One of Life’s Building Blocks can Form in Space
Peptides are one of the smallest biomolecules and are one of life's critical building blocks. New research shows that they…
One of the Building Blocks of Life Can Form in the Harsh Environment of Deep Space Itself. No Star Required
In many ways, stars are the engines of creation. Their energy drives a whole host of processes necessary for life.…
Astronomers Report They’ve Detected the Amino Acid Glycine in the Atmosphere of Venus
Does it feel like all eyes are on Venus these days? The discovery of the potential biomarker phosphine in the…
The Raw Materials for Amino Acids – Which are the Raw Materials for Life – Were Found in the Geysers Coming out of Enceladus
According to a recent study, Enceladus' plumes may contain the building blocks of amino acids, which are the building blocks…
All Life on Earth is Made up of the Same 20 Amino Acids. Scientist Now Think They Know Why
A new study has shown that the building blocks of life (amino acids) may have come together more easily than…
Researchers May Have Found the Missing Piece of Evidence that Explains the Origins of Life
A team of researchers have shown how the basic building blocks of life could have arose on a primordial Earth,…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 376: The Miller-Urey Experiment
Evolution explains how life adapts and evolves over eons. But how did life originate? Chemists Miller and Urey put the…