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Ceres: The asteroid belt’s forgotten ocean world
As the closest icy ocean world to Earth, Ceres may be a promising candidate in the search for signs of ancient life. Posted on Big Think....

Dirk Schulze-Makuch
Jun 231 min read


New Telescope to Probe for Alien Technosignatures
Posted on Big Think.

Dirk Schulze-Makuch
Jun 141 min read


When And Where Did Life Really Begin?
Posted on Big Think.

Dirk Schulze-Makuch
Feb 51 min read


A Promising Way to Detect Alien Life
Posted on Big Think.

Dirk Schulze-Makuch
Jan 171 min read


The Dark Side of Alien Contact
Posted on Big Think.

Dirk Schulze-Makuch
Oct 31, 20241 min read


Follow The Salt to Find Life on Mars
Posted on Big Think.

Dirk Schulze-Makuch
Oct 2, 20241 min read


Finding Caves on the Moon is Great. On Mars? Even Better.
Posted on Big Think.

Dirk Schulze-Makuch
Aug 14, 20241 min read


Extreme Dormancy as a Way to Survive on Earth and (Possibly) on Alien Planets
Posted on Big Think.

Dirk Schulze-Makuch
Jul 1, 20241 min read


China's Moon Mission Could Reveal the Origins of Life on Earth
Posted on Big Think.

Dirk Schulze-Makuch
Jun 17, 20241 min read


Why The "Goldilocks" Zone of Habitable Planets is Outdated When Searching for Life
Posted on Big Think.

Dirk Schulze-Makuch
May 17, 20241 min read


Should We Send Messages to Aliens?
Posted on Big Think.

Dirk Schulze-Makuch
Apr 14, 20241 min read


Could our First Alien Contact be with Intelligent Spiders?
Posted on Big Think.

Dirk Schulze-Makuch
Apr 10, 20241 min read


How to get Mars Exploration Back on Track
Posted on Big Think.

Dirk Schulze-Makuch
Feb 12, 20241 min read


A New Take on the Fermi Paradox: Where are the Aliens?
Posted on Big Think.

Dirk Schulze-Makuch
Jan 24, 20241 min read


Using AI to Search for Extraterrestrial Life
Posted on BigThink.

Dirk Schulze-Makuch
Oct 27, 20231 min read


How to Prove an Alien is Alien?
Posted on BigThink.

Dirk Schulze-Makuch
Oct 8, 20231 min read


Detecting a “Living Pulse” in Microbes is a First Step Toward Discovering a Universal Biosignature
When can we call something alive? This question is more difficult than you may think and has far-reaching practical implications.

Dirk Schulze-Makuch
Aug 29, 20234 min read


Could Life Use Magnetic Fields as an Energy Source?
And if so, how would this hypothetical life form function?

Dirk Schulze-Makuch
Jul 12, 20235 min read


We Might Have Accidentally Killed The Only Life We Ever Found on Mars Nearly 50 Years Ago
Posted on Big Think.

Dirk Schulze-Makuch
Jun 27, 20231 min read


A New Earth-Sized, Volcanic Planet is a Good Candidate for Harboring Life
Posted on Big Think.

Dirk Schulze-Makuch
Jun 9, 20231 min read
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