Tag: Extraterrestrial life
Extraterrestrial life: life as we know it on Earth could also exist on Mars
Some environments on Earth are unmistakably similar to those that may have existed on Mars in the past. And in these environments, researchers find living organisms endowed with formidable adaptive…
Extraterrestrial life: how life as we know it could also exist on Mars
Some environments on Earth are unmistakably similar to those that may have existed on Mars in the past. And in these environments, researchers find living organisms endowed with formidable adaptive…
Mission on Enceladus: “a return of samples will make it possible to answer a number of totally incredible fundamental questions”
The search for life today is focused on the moons of the giant planets Saturn and Jupiter, which are known to harbor subterranean oceans. During his press conference at the…
A carbon signature detected on Mars could be of biological origin
Carbon is at the heart of life. But not only… So when astronomers get their hands on a rather special form of carbon on Mars, they consider that it could…
Mars: does this carbon signal detected by Curiosity betray the presence of life?
Carbon is at the heart of life. But not only… So when astronomers get their hands on a rather special form of carbon than the planet Mars, they consider that…
Iron as the key to finding life on other planets?
The ability of a planet to support life depends on several characteristics. The presence of liquid water or oxygen. The position of the planet in relation to its host star,…