September 2016
Life in the extremes: confessions of an astrobiologist
...celestial bodies. Thus, they are very important for astrobiology - a multidisciplinary science exploring the origin and distribution... My quest following extreme life in search of answers to astrobiological questions did not end there. After my PhD, I ...
22 December 2017
Where is NASA going next?
... two finalists battling it out for the chance to explore their destination of choice, are the proposed Comet Astrobiology Exploration Sample Return (CAESAR) mission or Dragonfly. A launch date of the mid-2020s is planned for whoever is selected...
15 October 2018
SETI partners with MeerKAT to search for alien life
... to focus more strongly on geological perspectives, however this should be addressed so that the rapidly-changing field of astrobiology is incorporated into all stages of future exploratory missions. The report points out, amongst other things, that...
15 July 2019
New study says silica aerogel could make Mars habitable
... to photosynthetic life in the short to medium term is an exciting prospect, but one that also comes with a string of astrobiological risks. If, for example Mars still possesses extant life today, its survival or detection might be hampered by the...
18 February 2021
Success for NASA as Perseverance lands on Mars
Touchdown! It is success for NASA as the agency’s Mars 2020 Perseverance spacecraft – the latest and most complex mission to the Red Planet – lands successfully on Mars after its seven month interplanetary journey. Perservance hit the atmosphere ...
10 January 2021
Astrobiology. Current, Evolving and Emerging Perspectives
... an overview of the respective fields and highlighting current and emerging topics. This includes an overview of astrobiology, biosignatures and planetary protection, as well as chapters on microbial life in impact craters, low-pressure environments...
