Mastodawn

How plants could betray themselves across the galaxy https://phys.org/news/2026-03-betray-galaxy.html 🪐 #Exoplanet #Exoplanets #AlienWorlds #AlienLife #Extraterrestrials #Space #Science #SolarSystem #Astrobiology

How plants could betray themselves across the galaxy

Here's a thought experiment. Imagine looking at Earth from a distant star system, armed with a powerful telescope capable of capturing its reflected light. Could you tell the planet was alive? The answer, remarkably, might be yes and the clue would come from the color of the plants.

Phys.org

purescience_news 1d ago

An Asteroid’s Billion-Year-Old Secret Is a “Genuine Surprise” to Scientists #Science #Space #Astrobiology #AsteroidDiscovery #SpaceScience #CelestialSecrets
https://purescience.news/article?id=959755

An Asteroid’s Billion-Year-Old Secret Is a “Genuine Surprise” to Scientists

Liquid water on asteroids reshapes how we understand the early solar system. A group of scientists, including researchers from the University of Tokyo, has found evidence that liquid water once moved through the body of the asteroid that eventually gave rise to the near-Earth asteroid Ryugu. Remarkably, this activity occurred more than a billion years [...]

Pure Science News

purescience_news 1d ago

An Asteroid’s Billion-Year-Old Secret Is a “Genuine Surprise” to Scientists #Science #Space #Astrobiology #AsteroidDiscovery #SpaceScience #CelestialSecrets
https://purescience.news/article?id=959755

An Asteroid’s Billion-Year-Old Secret Is a “Genuine Surprise” to Scientists

Liquid water on asteroids reshapes how we understand the early solar system. A group of scientists, including researchers from the University of Tokyo, has found evidence that liquid water once moved through the body of the asteroid that eventually gave rise to the near-Earth asteroid Ryugu. Remarkably, this activity occurred more than a billion years [...]

Pure Science News

Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬1d ago

Here's some of the #science facts behind the #sciencefiction film ‘#ProjectHailMary’
'Project Hail Mary' has plenty of real science in it, whether it be #space mathematics, #physics, or #astrobiology
The film’s story leans heavily on real science done by #NASA. The film’s namesake project is even comprised of the space programs of other nations, such as Roscosmos from Russia, the Chinese space program, and the European Space Agency.
https://www.wcvb.com/article/heres-some-of-the-science-facts-behind-the-science-fiction-film-project-hail-mary/70866851

The Perpetually Curious!3d ago

RE: https://mastodon.social/@theperpetuallycurious8/116053003356460369

🪐 Life may endure in places that seem silent and cold, as shown by the toughest organisms on Earth. These small survivors widen our sense of what is possible. If the larger story calls to you, the first post in this thread holds the full exploration.

#Astrobiology #Microbes #Science #TPC8

K.Llewellin

3d ago

Exomoons Could Be Habitable for Billions of Years, Provided they have Hydrogen Atmospheres https://www.universetoday.com/articles/exomoons-could-be-habitable-for-billions-of-years-provided-they-have-hydrogen-atmospheres 🪐 #Exoplanet #Exoplanets #AlienWorlds #AlienLife #Extraterrestrials #Space #Science #SolarSystem #Astrobiology

Exomoons Could Be Habitable for Billions of Years, Provided they have Hydrogen Atmospheres

Liquid water is considered essential for life. Surprisingly, however, stable conditions that are conducive to life could exist far from any sun. A research team from the Excellence Cluster ORIGINS at LMU and the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics (MPE) has shown that moons around free-floating planets can keep their water oceans liquid for up to 4.3 billion years by virtue of dense hydrogen atmospheres and tidal heating—that is to say, for almost as long as Earth has existed and sufficient time for complex life to develop.

Universe Today

K.Llewellin

4d ago

Mars-Like Worlds Near M-Dwarfs May Lose Air in Millions of Years https://www.universetoday.com/articles/mars-like-worlds-near-m-dwarfs-may-lose-air-in-millions-of-years 🪐 #Exoplanet #Exoplanets #AlienWorlds #AlienLife #Extraterrestrials #Space #Science #SolarSystem #Astrobiology

Mars-Like Worlds Near M-Dwarfs May Lose Air in Millions of Years

The criteria for finding an Earth-like planet unofficially comes down to two things: water and the habitable zone. But a phenomenon known as atmospheric escape often “escapes” the minds of many astronomy fans, and it turns out that atmospheric escape is one of the key characteristics for finding an Earth-like world. Although extensive research has been conducted on how the planet Mars might have lost its atmosphere, and potentially the ability to sustain life, how would the atmosphere enveloping a Mars-like exoplanet respond to stars different from our own?

Universe Today

Brewminate 5d ago

Are we alone in the universe… or just early in the story? 🌌

From philosophy to modern science, the search for life beyond Earth keeps evolving — and Project Hail Mary brings that curiosity front and center 👽✨

#Space #Astrobiology #Brewminate

https://brewminate.com/project-hail-mary-search-for-life-universe/

Project Hail Mary and the Search for Life

Explore Project Hail Mary and how its science reflects real-world efforts to search for life beyond Earth and understand the universe.

Brewminate: A Bold Blend of News and Ideas

Scientific Frontline 5d ago

The navigational abilities of human and mammalian sperm, along with early embryonic development, are significantly impaired by the lack of gravity in extraterrestrial environments.
#Astrobiology #SpaceMedicine #ReproductiveBiology #Biology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/03/bio03272601.html

Human sperm may get lost in space

Having a baby in space may require a bit more direction

michael 5d ago

27-Mar-2026
Taming the acid clouds: a new blueprint for breathing and fueling on #Venus

Integrated system for filtering, enriching, and detecting trace gases paves the way for high-precision isotopic measurements and resource extraction from the planet's corrosive #atmosphere

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1121685

#science #astrobiology #planets #SolarSystem

Taming the acid clouds: a new blueprint for breathing and fueling on Venus

Integrated system for filtering, enriching, and detecting trace gases paves the way for high-precision isotopic measurements and resource extraction from the planet's corrosive atmosphere

EurekAlert!