The Silurian Hypothesis asks whether signs of truly ancient past civilizations would even be recognisable today.

On May 20, the SETI Institute held its annual Drake Awards event in Mountain View, CA, honoring contributions to SETI or ...

As NASA rolls out more powerful telescopes in the future, scientists will need a way to determine where to point them. A new ...

The search for extraterrestrial life has long gone back and forth between scientific curiosity, public fascination and ...

A mentor of mine once described astrobiology as “a gateway drug to science.” Astrobiology invites anyone—regardless of age or background—to cultivate curiosity, creativity, humility and ...

In this paper, we highlight LSST’s unique contribution to astrobiology, complementing other missions and expanding the search for life beyond Earth in the coming decades. Figure 1. Left: LSST 3.2-Gpx ...

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 ...

An astronomer at Columbia University is suggesting that because life emerged so soon on Earth after its formation, it may emerge rapidly on Earth-like planets after the right conditions arise in ...