Astrobiologia

Could Stockholm University's “hidden” critical point explain why life exists?

Researchers led by Stockholm University used ultrafast X‑ray lasers to capture a long‑suspected ‘hidden’ liquid–liquid critical point in supercooled water; the finding reshapes ex… Apr 04, 2026

Space

NASA’s messy answer to ‘can humans get pregnant in space?’ exposes a hidden hazard

New animal experiments and lab work pushed to the International Space Station show conception might be possible — but microgravity and cosmic radiation create risks that mission p… Mar 30, 2026

Genetics

How did JAXA’s Ryugu samples end up with DNA’s five letters?

New analyses of Hayabusa2 material show asteroid samples contain genetic building blocks — all five canonical nucleobases — but key gaps remain before we can say space made life. Mar 28, 2026

Space

Microbes Can 'Planet‑Hop' on Asteroids

A Johns Hopkins experiment shows hardy microbes can survive the shock of asteroid ejection and much of the transit to another world, strengthening the lithopanspermia idea and rai… Mar 06, 2026

Science

New Clues Suggest Past Life on Mars

Two fresh lines of analysis — a reexamination of Curiosity data and new chemistry from Perseverance — are sharpening the case that Mars once hosted habitable, possibly life-friend… Mar 02, 2026

Space

Fungi Bricks for Moon and Mars

UNC Greensboro and Luna Labs, with NASA funding, are testing whether fungal mycelium grown on regolith and recycled waste can be turned into load-bearing, sterilizable 'bricks' fo… Feb 17, 2026

Genetics

Hibernating hamsters could help astronauts

New lab work on hibernators — from Syrian hamsters to ground squirrels and bears — is revealing biological tricks that might let humans enter safe, reversible torpor for long spac… Feb 16, 2026

Space

Sugars From Space: Bennu’s Recipe for Life

Scientists report ribose and glucose in pristine samples from asteroid Bennu, along with salts, phosphates and amino acids — findings that sharpen theories about how life’s ingred… Feb 06, 2026

Space

Viruses Seem Stronger in Space

Multiple lines of research — astronaut monitoring, bacterial studies on the ISS and laboratory experiments simulating microgravity — show microbes behaving differently in orbit. S… Gen 14, 2026

Science

AI Could Redefine the Search for Alien Life

Researchers have combined high-resolution chemical analysis with machine learning to detect faint, billion‑year‑old biosignatures — a technique that may be adapted for rovers and … Nov 19, 2025

Science

Life Found in the Ocean’s Deadly Blue Goo

Researchers report lipid biomarkers from an alkaline, blue-hued serpentinite mud recovered near the Mariana forearc, revealing active microbial communities surviving at pH ~12 and… Nov 17, 2025

Space

Martian ice could preserve biomolecules for millions of years, lab study finds

Laboratory simulations indicate pure ice can protect microbial biomolecules from long-term radiation and temperature effects, making ice-rich regions on Mars promising targets for… Nov 13, 2025

astrobiologia

Articles about astrobiologia

Could Stockholm University's “hidden” critical point explain why life exists?

NASA’s messy answer to ‘can humans get pregnant in space?’ exposes a hidden hazard

How did JAXA’s Ryugu samples end up with DNA’s five letters?

Microbes Can 'Planet‑Hop' on Asteroids

New Clues Suggest Past Life on Mars

Fungi Bricks for Moon and Mars

Hibernating hamsters could help astronauts

Sugars From Space: Bennu’s Recipe for Life

Viruses Seem Stronger in Space

AI Could Redefine the Search for Alien Life

Life Found in the Ocean’s Deadly Blue Goo

Martian ice could preserve biomolecules for millions of years, lab study finds