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Life

How do meteorites’ impacts affect life?

Editor November 1, 2019 astrobiologybedrockcratersdeep environmentsimpact cratersmeteorite impactsmeteoritesmicroorganismspanspermiaplanets

Fans of astrobiology may be aware of the theory of panspermia – that objects such as meteorites may carry life from one planet to another.…

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What’s it like working as an astrobiologist?

Editor August 16, 2019 asteroidsastrobiologyastronomybacteriabiologycometsearth scienceexoplanetsgeologymeteors

Astrobiology is a relatively recent area of study that investigates the origin and evolution of life in the universe. Being an astrobiologist combines perspectives from…

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How will humans be able to reach other worlds?

Editor July 26, 2019 artificial worldsastronomyhibernationinterplanetary travelinterstellar speciesmultigenerational journeyspropulsion mechanismssleep regulationstarshipstranshumanism

Other worlds are far away. If humanity is to become an interplanetary or interstellar species, how will humans make it so far? Some proposals include…

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How will humans live in space?

Editor June 7, 2019 3D printingarchitectureconstruction technologiesextreme environmentshuman factors designin situ resource utilizationlife support systemsrecyclable materialsspace architecturespace exploration

How will humans live in space? Though we first visited another celestial body over a generation ago, we still have limited experience living off-planet permanently.…

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Featured Project: Space Origami

Editor March 19, 2019 aerospace engineeringcrowdfundingDNADNA engineeringmaterial sciencemicrogravitymicrogravity experimentsnanoscale engineeringnanoscale structuresthe International Space Station

Space Origami is a team of science and engineering students that plans to use DNA to construct three-dimensional structures in outer space. After winning support…

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Mainstreaming SETI: ‘Oumuamua and Light-sails

Editor January 25, 2019 `Oumuamuaalien technologyastronomybiological signaturescometsexoplanetsinterstellar objectslight-sailsSETItechnological signatures

Recently, an interstellar object named ‘Oumuamua entered our solar system. It was the first such observed object in recorded history. Scientists were thus already watching…

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Plants in Space: Seeding Sustainable Exploration

Editor December 7, 2018 aeroponicsaquacultureastrobotanybioregenerationfood productionhorticulturehydroponicsNASAspace botanythe International Space Station

  If we are to sustainably explore other worlds, we need to grow plants in space. The importance of space botany to life off Earth…

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Is Life on Other Planets?

Editor August 31, 2018 astrobiologyEnrico Fermiextraterrestrial lifeNASASETIthe cosmic zoothe Drake Equationthe Fermi Paradoxthe search for extraterrestrial intelligencethe SETI Institute

  “Where is everybody?” That is the question Enrico Fermi reportedly asked, summarizing the quandary: if the universe is so big, why haven’t we seen any aliens?…

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