top of page
searchforlifeintheuniverse
Life beyond EaRTH
The blog
Life on Mars May Be Hiding or Sleeping
Mars was warmer and wetter long ago. If anything was alive there, what came next was either a tragedy or a masterclass in survival.
Dirk Schulze-Makuch
6 days ago1 min read
How a scientific mistake from the 1970s derailed Mars exploration
What if the first search for life beyond Earth actually succeeded?
Dirk Schulze-Makuch
Nov 12, 20251 min read
Organics on Mars — What Does it Mean?
Organic compounds can form through simple chemistry alone — making the search for true biosignatures trickier than it seems. Posted on...
Dirk Schulze-Makuch
Sep 18, 20251 min read
When And Where Did Life Really Begin?
Posted on Big Think.
Dirk Schulze-Makuch
Feb 5, 20251 min read
A Promising Way to Detect Alien Life
Posted on Big Think.
Dirk Schulze-Makuch
Jan 17, 20251 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
How to get Mars Exploration Back on Track
Posted on Big Think.
Dirk Schulze-Makuch
Feb 12, 20241 min read
Using AI to Search for Extraterrestrial Life
Posted on BigThink.
Dirk Schulze-Makuch
Oct 27, 20231 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
How False Positives Impact the Search for Extraterrestrial Life
Posted on Big Think.
Dirk Schulze-Makuch
Feb 21, 20231 min read
How to Make Alien Life Come Out of Hiding.
Posted on BigThink.
Dirk Schulze-Makuch
Dec 15, 20221 min read
A Recent Discovery Could Unravel the Mystery of Martian Methane
A Window to Life in the Deep Subsurface
Dirk Schulze-Makuch
May 11, 20222 min read
A Promising Method for Life-Detection
Microbial Motility
Dirk Schulze-Makuch
Apr 8, 20223 min read
Habitable Conditions in the Martian Subsurface
But Let's Not Forget Habitable Niches in Salts, Ices, and Caves!
Dirk Schulze-Makuch
Feb 17, 20223 min read
The Science of Aliens, Part 10: Will an Alien Biosphere be Toxic?
Probably - That's Why Planetary Protection Guidelines Need to Be Enforced
Dirk Schulze-Makuch
Feb 10, 20223 min read
The Evidence for Life on Mars Is Getting Stronger and Stronger
Light Carbon, Organic Molecules, and Habitats with Liquid Water.
Dirk Schulze-Makuch
Jan 27, 20223 min read
Huge Amounts of Water Discovered in the Valles Marineris Canyon on Mars
A life detection mission should explore it.
Dirk Schulze-Makuch
Jan 13, 20223 min read
bottom of page