Astrobiology news stories about origin and evolution of life in the Universe ...

A type of lichen was able to survive extreme UV radiation in the lab, suggesting that ozone protection might not be required for life on exoplanets.

A new concept for an astrobiology mission to Enceladus This year's Lunar Planetary Science Conference (2025 LPSC) saw some truly astounding presentations and proposals.

The question of whether Earth is alone in harboring life has captivated humanity for millennia. In recent years, scientists ...

Lichen from the Mojave Desert has stunned scientists by surviving months of lethal UVC radiation, suggesting life could exist ...

This article was originally published with the title “Computer Experiments in Fluid Dynamics” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 212 No. 3 (March 1965), p. 104 ...

Smith found that while the irregular shape and roughness of the lunar dust still irritates the lungs, its effects are significantly less than that of air pollution.

Can desert lichen survive extreme UV radiation? Study shows it might hold clues to how life could exist on distant, ...

The SETI Institute Data Science team plays a central role in the data processing pipelines for both NASA's Kepler and TESS science processing pipelines. We also actively develop pipelines for several ...

Published June 12th in Astrobiology, the new research demonstrated that lichen found in the Mojave Desert survived for 3 months under levels of solar radiation previously considered lethal.

This award was established in 2018 to support undergraduate students interested in careers in SETI and astrobiology. Each year, dozens of students intern with SETI and astrobiology scientists, but ...

The documentary also features a man that Spiegel snuck in as a twin to save their lives. Gyorgy Kun says he and his brother were directed to the twin medical experiments, even though they weren ...