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LIFE BEYOND EARTH
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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 181 min read


What exactly is “life”? Astrobiologists still have more questions than answers
Our Earthbound definitions of life could leave us blind to the Universe’s strangest forms.
Dirk Schulze-Makuch
Aug 141 min read


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
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