July 2020
Life in the universe – common or not?
... survive long enough to traverse greater distances through interstellar space. If future explorations or astronomical observations do find a biosignature outside Earth, it is possible that the life-form will have a common origin with us. Many people...
November 2025
Unlocking the secrets of Europa
... geology to understand current and past activity. These objectives are aligned with NASA’s broader search for biosignatures and environments where life as we know it could exist. The ice-penetrating radar of REASON - Radar for Europa...
14 April 2016
All systems go as ExoMars sends back its first image
... of the Surface Science Platform and the ExoMars rover in 2018, which will search for biomolecules and biosignatures, the apparent cause of methane emission could be determined more conclusively. The TGO is also designed to operate as a communication...
20 May 2016
Evidence for massive Tsunamis found on Mars
... water liquid. ... If life existed on Mars, these icy tsunami lobes are very good candidates to search for biosignatures," said Fairén Numerical simulations conducted as part of the study show that an impact crater approximately 30 km in diameter...
17 June 2016
ExoMars' Trace Gas Orbiter Sends Back First Mars Image
... traveled a little less than half of its 75 million kilometer journey. The mission will attempt to search for biosignatures of Martian life, both past and present. The ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) and the stationary...
15 October 2018
SETI partners with MeerKAT to search for alien life
... for life below the surface of a planet. It is also not enough says the report, to simply search for a biosignature, but the agency also needs to be able to recognise false positive signs i.e. signs of life that are generated...
