Astrobiology
Do I Believe in UFOs?
Everyone always wants to know if I believe in aliens. They really want to know if I believe in UFOs,…
What the Oldest Fossil on Earth Means for Finding Life on Mars
Scientists have found evidence that life existed on Earth much earlier than previously thought and they say this discovery has…
Confirmed: We Really are ‘Star Stuff’
Scientist Carl Sagan said many times that “we are star stuff,” from the nitrogen in our DNA, the calcium in…
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sampling Probe Assembled at Florida Launch Base for Sep. 8 Blastoff — Cleanroom Photos
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - OSIRIS-Rex, the first American sponsored probe aimed at retrieving “pristine materials” from the surface of…
Weekly Space Hangout – June 10, 2016: Dr. Chris McKay
Host: Fraser Cain (@fcain) Special Guest: NASA Astrobiologist Dr. Chris McKay organized an August 2014 workshop to discuss the future…
Alien Minds Part III: The Octopus’s Garden and the Country of the Blind
If we do discover that there are aliens orbiting other planets, will we know how to communicate with them? What…
Alien Minds Part II: Do Aliens Think Big Brains are Sexy Too?
Can we assume that aliens will evolve intelligence over the eons, and will this lead to other technological civilizations? Will…
Alien Minds I: Are Extraterrestrial Civilizations Likely to Evolve?
Paul Patton begins a three-part series on the evolutionary biology of aliens. Will they follow the same direction as life…
Is There a Kraken in Kraken Mare? What Kind of Life Would We Find on Titan?
Could there be life on Saturn’s large moon Titan? Asking the question forces astrobiologists and chemists to think carefully and…
More Evidence That Comets May Have Brought Life to Earth
The idea of panspermia -- that life on Earth originated from comets or asteroids bombarding our planet -- is not…