Imaginary depiction of an astrobiologist using a future STELLA device on a distant habitable world — Astrobiology.com/Grok INSET: An example STELLA is shown here during a summer 2023 field-testing session
Imaginary depiction of an astrobiologist using a future STELLA device on a distant habitable world — Astrobiology.com/Grok INSET: An example STELLA is shown here during a summer 2023 field-testing session
The subglacial microbiome splits into two clusters. (A) An NMDS on the unaggregated read counts of all taxonomic nodes within 19 abundant subglacial classes splits samples into two clear clusters.
Minimum accreted masses inferred from the five most commonly detected elements (O, Mg, Si, Ca, Fe) as a function of white-dwarf cooling ages (i.e., the time since the white dwarf
Status Report astro-ph.EP January 4, 2026 JAXA Venus orbiter Akatsuki IR2 infrared camera image at the 2.26 μm “atmospheric window” allows surface heat shine through allowing suface features to emerge.
Diagram illustrating the environments in which deep life has been found (not to scale) Jon Badalamenti, University of Minnesota, USA – Deep Carbon Observatory: A Decade of Discovery p. 41
There’s a certain magic that lies in the heart of astronomy—the tug of the cosmos inviting us to explore the great beyond. For those yearning to turn their gaze skyward,
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force is moving to modernize the computer networks that underpin its operations, awarding new work under a $12.5 billion Air Force-led contract vehicle designed to
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stands in the launch position at Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station ahead of the launch of the Starlink 6-88 mission.
WASHINGTON — Orbital launch activity set another annual record in 2025, although future growth may depend on factors different from those that fueled the recent surge. There were 324 orbital
A new study by researchers at the University of Amsterdam shows how gravitational waves from black holes can be used to reveal the presence of dark matter and help determine






