15 August 2016
Was early Mars warmed by cirrus cloud cover?
.... But how Mars sustained a climate suitable for liquid water to flow has been a major interest for astrobiological researchers for some time. Now researchers in the U.S modelling Mars’ climate are honing in on how Mars stayed...
31 July 2017
Complex chemistry on Titan may form membranes
...that equates to roughly a million bacteria per quarter teaspoon of coastal ocean water. "The detection of this elusive, astrobiologically relevant chemical is exciting for scientists who are eager to determine if life could develop on icy worlds such...
28 September 2020
String of underground lakes found under Mars' South Pole
.... “The water bodies at the base of the SPLD [south polar layered deposits] therefore represent areas of potential astrobiological interest and planetary protection concern," write the team in their paper. "Future missions to Mars should target...
June 2019
The challenge of planetary protection
... representatives and science experts in fields related to planetary protection (such as planetary sciences, geology and geophysics, astrobiology, microbiology and sample-return). This enables the Panel to evaluate and properly assess the requests and...
February 2020
Surviving bacteria in space
... Bizerte. Her current research focuses on biofilm growth in spacecraft environments. She is a founding member of the astrobiology committee at the Tunisian Astronomical Society and founder of the Tunisian Association for Biotechnology students. Najla...
14 September 2020
Possible signs of microbial life found in Venus' atmosphere
... must be harbouring life of some kind, concludes the team’s research. Cue what could be the biggest revelation in astrobiology to date, as a research team headed by Jane Greaves at Cardiff University, UK and who also includes Sousa-Silva, has...
