The images fueled the slow-growing field of astrobiology—then called exobiology—which had its first NASA-funded project only 12 years prior, in 195

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We are excited to announce the co-chairs for the newly launched Decadal Survey on Planetary Science and Astrobiology.

Solar system exploration, astrobiology and aspects of planetary defense against asteroid impacts are major focuses of the survey.

Insights into the Fate of Organic Carbon in Marine Sediments. Status Report From: NASA Astrobiology Institute Posted: Tuesday, May 12, 2020 .

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A seafloor vent called a “white smoker” spews mineral-rich water into the ocean and serves as an energy hub for living creatures.

Lyons heads up the NASA Astrobiology Institute's "Alternative Earths" team, in which researchers are characterizing the Earth during

Scientists have used the same methods that will soon be used to search for evidence of life on Mars to look for evidence of the earliest forms of l

One of the primary open questions of astrobiology is whether there is extant or extinct life elsewhere the Solar System.

In-space DNA sequencing – a tool for astrobiology with Earth-based benefits: As with many, if not all of the experiments performed on the ISS, this

Around 4.5 billion years ago, our planet would have been as alien to us as any extraterrestrial planets or moons.

Rest assured that the NASA Astrobiology Program team is doing its best to keep funding flowing and make arrangements for review panels and other ne

By mimicking rocky seafloor chimneys in the lab, scientists have produced new evidence that these features could have provided the right ingredient

In a new paper published in the International Journal of Astrobiology, Vincenzo Rizzo from the National Research Center in Cosenza, Italy, asks a p

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Ever since Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 passed the moon in the 80s, scientists have wondered about the moon-wide ocean that rests beneath an icy exterio

The hero the ingredient of the sunscreen is Solarbiome, which contains two microbes which have been studied by National Aeronautics and Space Admin

Researchers supported in part by the NASA Astrobiology program are providing new insight into the late stages of solar system formation.

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