Astrobiology

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NASA-supported scientists have resurrected an enzyme first used by organisms on Earth 3.2-billion years ago and, in the process, have validated a chemical biosignature in rocks that is used to understand ancient life on Earth.
Posted January 30, 2026
Dragonfly
Astrobiology
Langley Research Center
Missions
Planetary Science
Planetary Science Division
Science Mission Directorate
The Solar System
Titan
In sending a car-sized rotorcraft to explore Saturn’s moon Titan, NASA’s Dragonfly mission will undertake an unprecedented voyage of scientific discovery.
Posted January 9, 2026
Titan
Astrobiology
Cassini
Deep Space Network
Dragonfly
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Planetary Science
Planetary Science Division
Saturn
Saturn Moons
A key discovery from NASA’s Cassini mission in 2008 was that Saturn’s largest moon Titan may have a vast water ocean below its hydrocarbon-rich surface. But reanalysis of mission data suggests a more complicated picture: Titan’s interior is more likely composed of ice, with layers of slush and small pockets of warm water that form […]
Posted December 17, 2025
Cassini
Astrobiology
Enceladus
Saturn
Saturn Moons
Researchers dove deep into information gathered from the ice grains that were collected during a close and super-fast flyby through a plume of Saturn’s icy moon. A new analysis of data from NASA’s Cassini mission found evidence of previously undetected organic compounds in a plume of ice particles ejected from the ocean that lies under […]
Posted November 19, 2025
Astrobiology
Courses & Curriculums for Professionals
Night Sky Network
Science Activation
Solar System Ambassadors
When you think about national park and public land astronomy programs, you might picture remote locations far from city lights.
Posted September 26, 2025
Perseverance (Rover)
Astrobiology
Mars
Mars 2020
Planetary Science
Science Mission Directorate
Lee este comunicado de prensa en español aquí. A sample collected by NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover from an ancient dry riverbed in Jezero Crater could preserve evidence of ancient microbial life.
Posted September 10, 2025
Astrobiology
Mars
Perseverance (Rover)
Science & Research
Science Mission Directorate
What Would It Take to Say We Found Life? We call this the podium test. What would it take for you personally to confidently stand up in front of an international audience and make that claim? When you put it in that way, I think for a lot of scientists, the bar is really high. […]
Posted September 10, 2025
Astrobiology
Planets
Saturn
Saturn Moons
The Solar System
Titan
NASA research has shown that cell-like compartments called vesicles could form naturally in the lakes of Saturn’s moon Titan. Titan is the only world apart from Earth that is known to have liquid on its surface. However, Titan’s lakes and seas are not filled with water. Instead, they contain liquid hydrocarbons like ethane and methane.  […]
Posted July 14, 2025
Astrobiology
Curiosity (Rover)
Goddard Space Flight Center
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Mars
Mars Exploration Program
Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
Missions
NASA Centers & Facilities
NASA Directorates
Planetary Science
Planetary Science Division
Planets
Science & Research
Science Mission Directorate
The Search for Life
The Solar System
The Universe
Researchers analyzing pulverized rock onboard NASA’s Curiosity rover have found the largest organic compounds on the Red Planet to date. The finding, published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, suggests prebiotic chemistry may have advanced further on Mars than previously observed.
Posted March 24, 2025
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