- Venusian Cloud Colonies http://www.astrobio.net/news-exclusive/venusian-cloud-colonies/ 5 comments space
- Astronomers have discovered a distant planet with an abundance of helium in its atmosphere, which has swollen to resemble an inflated balloon. https://www.astrobio.net/also-in-news/helium-exoplanet-inflated-like-a-balloon-research-shows/ 10 comments science
- NASA Learns More About Interstellar Visitor 'Oumuamua https://www.astrobio.net/also-in-news/nasa-learns-more-about-interstellar-visitor-oumuamua/ 3 comments space
- Astronomers use Earth’s history as guide to spot vegetation on new worlds. By looking at Earth’s full natural history and evolution, astronomers may have found a template for vegetation fingerprints – borrowing from epochs of changing flora – to determine the age of habitable exoplanets. https://www.astrobio.net/also-in-news/astronomers-use-earths-history-as-guide-to-spot-vegetation-on-new-worlds/ 3 comments space
- New Study Identifies Possible Ancestors of RNA. Figuring out how RNA formed could help guide the search for extraterrestrial life. https://www.astrobio.net/news-exclusive/new-study-identifies-possible-ancestors-of-rna/ 45 comments space
- Pluto a Planet? New Research Suggests Yes https://www.astrobio.net/also-in-news/pluto-a-planet-new-research-suggests-yes/ 30 comments worldnews
- Science from the sky: NASA renews search for Antarctic meteorites ... 3 federal entities, including NASA, are reaffirming their commitment to search for Antarctic meteorites, to learn more about the building blocks of the solar system and answer questions about Earth’s neighbors. https://www.astrobio.net/meteoritescomets-and-asteroids/science-sky-nasa-renews-search-antarctic-meteorites/ 7 comments space
- Expedition finds signs of life in Earth’s mantle http://www.astrobio.net/topic/origins/extreme-life/expedition-finds-signs-of-life-in-earths-mantle/ 4 comments science
- Microbial life found in Mars-like desert on Earth http://www.astrobio.net/topic/origins/extreme-life/driest-place-on-earth-hosts-life/ 8 comments science
- Search for advanced civilizations beyond Earth finds nothing obvious in 100,000 galaxies http://www.astrobio.net/topic/deep-space/alien-life/search-for-advanced-civilizations-beyond-earth-finds-nothing-obvious-in-100000-galaxies/ 922 comments science
- 'Diamond' Planet May Not be Such a Gem - Astrobiology Magazine http://www.astrobio.net/topic/solar-system/meteoritescomets-and-asteroids/diamond-planet-may-not-be-such-a-gem/#sthash.dbmi9ixu.sfju 3 comments science
- Water-World Earths Could Host Life, Even If They're Askew http://www.astrobio.net/news-exclusive/water-world-earths-host-life-even-theyre-askew/ 3 comments space
- A group of astronomers from the US, Europe, Chile and South Africa have determined that 70,000 years ago a recently discovered that a dim rogue star is likely to have passed through our solar system's Oort Cloud. No other star is known to have ever approached our solar system this close. http://www.astrobio.net/topic/deep-space/cosmic-evolution/close-call-0-8-light-years 5 comments science
- Potential signs of ancient microbial life found on Mars. http://www.astrobio.net/news-exclusive/potential-signs-ancient-life-mars-rover-photos/ 15 comments space
- Moons Can Help Planets Remain Stable Long Enough For Live To Form http://www.astrobio.net/news-exclusive/moons-can-help-planets-remain-stable-long-enough-life-form/ 8 comments space
- Global May of Ganymede - The largest moon in the solar system is bigger than Mercury, has a magnetic field, and possibly a subsurface ocean http://www.astrobio.net/images/galleryimages_images/gallery_image_11431.jpg 24 comments space
- Astrobiologists from US and Germany have recorded the highest level of UV radiation from the Sun yet known at the Earth’s surface http://www.astrobio.net/topic/origins/extreme-life/astrobiologists-set-uv-radiation-record/ 3 comments science
- Construction to Begin on 2016 NASA Mars Lander http://www.astrobio.net/topic/solar-system/mars/construction-begin-2016-nasa-mars-lander/ 82 comments space
- Why Does Earth Have No Super-Earth Cousins? http://www.astrobio.net/news-exclusive/why-does-earth-have-no-super-earth-cousins/ 3 comments space
- Outside of Earth, Europa may be the most hospitable home for life inside the Solar System http://www.astrobio.net/exclusive/6155/ship-of-dreams 4 comments space
- Continents May Be A Key Feature of Super-Earths http://www.astrobio.net/exclusive/6109/continents-may-be-a-key-feature-of-super-earths- 6 comments space
- Super-Habitable World May Exist Near Earth http://www.astrobio.net/exclusive/5984/super-habitable-world-may-exist-near-earth 8 comments space
- Calculated Risks: How Radiation Rules Mars Exploration http://www.astrobio.net/exclusive/5945/calculated-risks-how-radiation-rules-mars-exploration 5 comments space
- Dwarf Planet Ceres – 'A Game Changer in the Solar System' http://www.astrobio.net/exclusive/5648/dwarf-planet-ceres-%E2%80%93-a-game-changer-in-the-solar-system 8 comments space
- New study shows Mars Atmosphere was Oxygen-Rich 4 Billion Years Ago http://www.astrobio.net/pressrelease/5532/mars-atmosphere-was-oxygen-rich-4-billion-years-ago 29 comments science
- Possible way to test the "We are living in a computer simulation" hypothesis. http://www.astrobio.net/pressrelease/5204/do-we-live-in-a-computer-simulation 9 comments space
- Statistical Drake Equation based on the Central Limit Theorem gives rough estimate of civilizations in the galaxy. http://www.astrobio.net/exclusive/5177/at-last-how-many-alien-civilizations-are-there 38 comments space
- A new project is going to look for Intelligent Life by looking for signs of industrial activity in the atmospheres of extra-solar planets http://www.astrobio.net/paleblueblog/?p=1715 4 comments space
- How Deep Must Life Hide to be Safe on Europa? http://www.astrobio.net/exclusive/4659/how-deep-must-life-hide-to-be-safe-on-europa 5 comments space
- The White House has issued a statement in response to petitions asking the government to "disclose long withheld knowledge" of extraterrestrial beings. http://www.astrobio.net/index.php?option=com_retrospection&id=4327&task=detail 20 comments space
- Galactic Habitable Zones: "... both simple life and complex life are very rare, but complex life, like us, is probably unique in the observable Universe." http://www.astrobio.net/exclusive/139/galactic-habitable-zones 12 comments space
- There's a space-time vortex around Earth & its shape precisely matches the predictions of Einstein's theory of gravity, according to results of NASA's Gravity Probe B http://www.astrobio.net/pressrelease/3952/an-epic-space-time-experiment 96 comments science
- Assumptions about exo-oceans http://www.astrobio.net/pressrelease/3817/assumptions-about-exo-oceans 6 comments space
- Asteroid's Coat of Many Colors - Scientists have discovered that an asteroid that crashed into the Nubian Desert in 2008 delivered at least 10 different types of meteorites. Some of the meteorites contain chemicals that are thought to have been important for the origin of life on Earth http://www.astrobio.net/pressrelease/3717/asteroids-coat-of-many-colors 7 comments science
- If we receive a message from outer space, we’ll want to know what kind of aliens sent it. We shouldn’t expect them to be anything like us – in fact, they might be extraterrestrial machines http://www.astrobio.net/exclusive/3632/astronomer-seeks-et-machines 40 comments space
- That age-old question, "where did life on Earth start?" may have a new answer, thanks to a hypothesis that says life originated between sheets of mica that were layered like the pages in a book. http://www.astrobio.net/pressrelease/3580/peeking-between-the-sheets-for-lifes-origin 6 comments science
- The shrinking technology of cell phones, laptops & cameras are now leading to palm-sized satellites that offer a new way to conduct astrobiology research. They also could change the way we explore the universe. http://www.astrobio.net/exclusive/3552/tiny-satellites-for-big-science 4 comments space
- A dark object may be lurking near our solar system, occasionally kicking comets in our direction. “Nemesis” or “The Death Star,” this undetected object could be a red or brown dwarf star, or an even darker presence several times the mass of Jupiter http://www.astrobio.net/exclusive/3427/getting-wise-about-nemesis 27 comments science
- A recent study has found hardy 'extremophile' bacteria living in clean rooms at NASA. Some of the organisms are species that have never been detected anywhere else. http://www.astrobio.net/news/article2449.html 70 comments science
- Do You Recognize That Researchers Have Discovered A New Thermophilic, Chlorophyll-producing Bacterium in Yellowstone National Park. http://www.astrobio.net/news/modules.php?op=modload&name=news&file=article&sid=2413&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0 2 comments science
