Dirk Schulze-Makuch3 days ago1 minWere Humans the First and Only Intelligent Species on Earth?Posted on Big Think
Dirk Schulze-Makuch6 days ago2 minA Recent Discovery Could Unravel the Mystery of Martian MethaneA Window to Life in the Deep Subsurface
Dirk Schulze-MakuchApr 283 minThree Myths of Planetary ProtectionWhat’s First? A Life-Detection or a Human Mission to Mars?
Dirk Schulze-MakuchApr 131 minWhat Do Aliens Look Like?We should not expect aliens to look anything like us. Posted on Big Think.
Dirk Schulze-MakuchMar 291 minAlien Life: What Would Constitute “Smoking Gun” Evidence?Multiple lines of evidence must converge for scientists to conclude that alien life has been found. Posted on Big Think.
Dirk Schulze-MakuchFeb 173 minHabitable Conditions in the Martian SubsurfaceBut Let's Not Forget Habitable Niches in Salts, Ices, and Caves!
Dirk Schulze-MakuchFeb 103 minThe Science of Aliens, Part 10: Will an Alien Biosphere be Toxic?Probably - That's Why Planetary Protection Guidelines Need to Be Enforced
Dirk Schulze-MakuchFeb 33 minThe Mass Extinction Event that Led to the Reign of The DinosaursThe “Kill Mechanism” Similar to Global Warming Today.
Dirk Schulze-MakuchJan 273 minThe Evidence for Life on Mars Is Getting Stronger and Stronger Light Carbon, Organic Molecules, and Habitats with Liquid Water.
Dirk Schulze-MakuchJan 203 minScience of Aliens, Part 9: Was Humanity Visited in Ancient History? An Analysis of UAP in Classical Antiquity.
Dirk Schulze-MakuchJan 133 minHuge Amounts of Water Discovered in the Valles Marineris Canyon on MarsA life detection mission should explore it.
Dirk Schulze-MakuchJan 63 minAmmonia may be the Key to Life in the Venusian CloudsOne challenge for life resolved (perhaps), but others remain.
Dirk Schulze-MakuchDec 30, 20213 minThe Science of Aliens, Part 8: The Search for Artifacts New instrumentation can aid scientists in determining whether recovered material from UAP is of extraterrestrial origin or not.
Dirk Schulze-MakuchDec 22, 20213 minReturning Samples Collected by the Perseverance Rover from Mars to Earth The Design and Construction of the Sample Receiving Facility must start now.
Dirk Schulze-MakuchDec 9, 20213 minThe Science of Aliens, Part 7: How Would WE React to Discovering Alien Life Ready or not, this discovery is likely to happen soon. In anticipation of discovering alien life, conferences have been held on what such...
Dirk Schulze-MakuchDec 1, 20213 minThe Idea of Microbial Life in the Venusian Atmosphere is NOT deadOn the first day of the Venera D Cloud Habitability System workshop, the idea whether the clouds of Venus are habitable was center-stage.
Dirk Schulze-MakuchNov 24, 20213 minHow Science Can Help Us to Understand the Past but also Tackle Earth´s Future ChallengesEarlier this week, the Breakthrough Initiatives held the scientific meeting Life in the Universe 2021: Our Past, Present, and Future Selves.