life
Solid Phosphorus has been Found in Comets. This Means They Contain All the Raw Elements for Life
Did comets deliver the elements essential for life on Earth? It's looking more and more like they could have. At…
Astronomers Challenge Recent Findings About Venus. “No Statistically Significant Detection of Phosphine”
In September, a team of scientists reported finding phosphine in the upper atmosphere of Venus. Phosphine can be a biomarker…
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…
Here’s a Clever Idea, Looking for the Shadows of Trees On Exoplanets to Detect Multicellular Life
That's the kind of headline that can leave us scratching our heads. How can you see tree shadows on other…
Did Pioneer See Phosphine in the Clouds of Venus Decades Ago?
The discovery of phosphine in Venus' atmosphere has generated a lot of interest. It has the potential to be a…
Maybe Volcanoes Could Explain the Phosphine in Venus’ Atmosphere
The detection of phosphine in Venus' atmosphere was one of those quintessential moments in space science. It was an unexpected…
A New Mass Extinction has been Discovered, Wiping Out Life 233 Million Years Ago, and Leading to the Rise of the Dinosaurs
Most everybody knows that the dinosaurs perished rapidly in a tumultuous extinction, caused by an asteroid strike about 66 million…
Mira-type variable stars are constantly throwing the key chemicals for life out into space
We know that the carbon in your bones was formed long ago in the heart of a star. But how…
An ocean floor bacteria has been found with a totally bizarre metabolism
Bacteria come in two basic forms: the kinds that use a lot of hydrogen, and the kinds that don't. And…
Seriously, Life Really Does Get Around. It was Found in Rocks Deep Beneath the Seafloor
After a lot of hard work spanning many years, a team of scientists have discovered something surprising. They've found abundant…