organic molecules
NASA and HeroX are Crowdsourcing the Search for Life on Mars
NASA and HeroX have launched the Mars Spectrometry Challenge, which will reward a total of $30,000 for new ideas on…
ExoMars Will be Drilling 1.7 Meters to Pull its Samples From Below the Surface of Mars
The ESA just finished testing the drill that will allow the Rosalind Franklin rover to search for signs of life…
Organic Material Found on an Asteroid Sample Returned by Hayabusa 1
Panspermia is an idea that has been around for a long time. It was first mentioned in the 5th century…
Curiosity Sniffs a Spike in Methane. Could it be a Sign of Life?
The Curiosity rover has detected another methane plume on Mars, once again raising the issue of whether or not there…
A Star’s Outburst is Releasing Organic Molecules Trapped in the ice Around it
A new study by an international team of astronomers has discovered the presence of organic molecules in the disk of…
Complex Organics Molecules are Bubbling up From Inside Enceladus
According to the last study based on Cassini data, complex organic molecules exist within Enceladus and are being released through…
There’s Sand on Titan, Where Does it Come From?
A new study led by researchers from John Hopkins University tackles the question of where Titan's mysterious sand dunes come…
Ceres Has Even More Organic Molecules on it Than Previously Thought
According to a new study from Brown University, it appears Ceres has more organic molecules on its surface than previously…
Forecast for Titan: Cold, with a Chance of Noxious Ice Clouds
One of the many interesting finds made by the Cassini orbiter before it crashed into Saturn was evidence of a…
Dragonfly Proposed to NASA as Daring New Frontiers Mission to Titan
The John Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab recently submitted a proposal to NASA for a robotic mission to Titan known…