Nearly 1,000 astrobiologists met in Seattle last week to present their latest research results and discuss the most pressing questions facing their field. The meeting, known as AbSciCon, takes place ...

The early extraterrestrial life debate. The extraterrestrial life debate from antiquity to 1900 / Michael J. Crowe and Matthew F. Dowd ; Early mocern ET, reflexifve telescopics, and their relevance ...

What is astrobiology? Breaking it down, you see the word “astro” and you immediately relate it to “space”, now you see the word “biology” and you can guess that it means “life”. Putting them together ...

At the crossroads of astronomy and biology is an interdisciplinary area, astrobiology, that studies the origins of life on Earth and the search for life elsewhere in the universe. The question of how ...

NASA says a full-fledged institute devoted to astrobiology is no longer needed given the maturity of the field, arguing it can be replaced with a looser network of researchers. Credit: NASA WASHINGTON ...

Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden and the US space agency NASA have made an unexpected discovery that challenges one of the basic rules of chemistry and provides new knowledge ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

Here's a peek at "Astrobiology #9," the space agency's free science-based comic book. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The growing ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

Midland elementary students recently reached for the stars through the Astrobiology STEM Activation Program (ASAP). Over four weeks, young learners at Woodcrest Elementary engaged in hands-on space ...