Google has struck a partnership with scientists building a huge sky-scanning telescope, with hopes of helping the public access digital footage of asteroids, supernovas and distant galaxies.
Researchers at the Arizona State University have developed reliable criteria for identifying traces of life, or "biomarkers," for use during future astrobiology missions.
Over the past two decades, advances in a number of scientific disciplines have helped us better understand the nature and evolution of life on Earth. These scientific developments also have helped lay the foundation for astrobiology, opening up new possibilities for the existence of life in the Solar System and beyond.
The standard model for the formation of rocky planets like Earth appears to be on solid ground and if true, would increase the potential number of Earth-like planets in the Universe, according to a new study.
Several scientists have found compelling evidence that Viking Mars landers did indeed discover life on the red planet in 1976. A re-examination of findings relayed to Earth by the probes some 25 years ago, claim the experts, show the tell-tale signs of microbes lurking within the Martian soil.
A University of Southern California scientist argues that data collected from the 1975 Viking probes suggest the existence of Martian microbes.
NASA's Odyssey probe to Mars will begin a seven-month journey to the red planet to search for water and evidence of life, stoking the fires of the fledgling and controversial discipline of astrobiology.