#Astrobiology

Fireflies Instead of Ciphers: SETI Scientists Propose Searching for Aliens via Mating Flash Principles

Science 11/03/2026, 08:15

SETI scientists have published a new methodology in Scientific Reports for searching for extraterrestrial civilizations: instead of decoding complex messages, look for radio signals that differ from the cosmic background in structure. The model is built on data from 158 pulsars.

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Comets Could Not Bring Life to Earth: New Calculations Debunk Major Space Myth

Science 11/02/2026, 08:16

New physical and chemical calculations show that organic molecules from comets could not survive a collision with Earth: the atmosphere, impact temperature, and dilution by water destroyed them. The main mechanism of panspermia has been called into question.

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Japanese Scientists Create Microchip to Search for Extraterrestrial Life: Gold Nanowires and AI Determine Biological Molecules with Over 80% Accuracy

Science 10/18/2026, 08:15

Japanese scientists have developed a compact microchip based on gold nanowires with AI analytics that determines the chiral form of amino acids with over 80% accuracy. The device has been tested on the Murchison meteorite and Atacama soil and is designed for installation on rovers and space probes.

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Only Two Planets Out of 29: Scientists Find Where Life May Be More Advanced Than on Earth

Science 10/05/2026, 08:11

Scientists analyzed 29 exoplanets and found that complex life could only evolve on two of them — GJ 1061c and K2-3d, while others are limited by light and water shortages.

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Destroyed Dinosaurs and Created Life: How an Asteroid Impact Saved Earth's Microbiome

Science 10/04/2026, 19:16

The Chicxulub asteroid impact 66 million years ago not only destroyed the dinosaurs but also created an underwater hydrothermal system that supported life for 8 million years.

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Saturn's Moon Proven Habitable: What Scientists Discovered

Science 10/03/2026, 19:16

Scientists have found that the subsurface ocean of Saturn's moon Enceladus is habitable. Laboratory tests proved the survival of microorganisms in its conditions.

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Detecting microbial life on Saturn's moon Enceladus may turn out to be easier

Science 09/27/2026, 14:27

Scientists have found that Enceladus naturally concentrates organics and salts in its plumes, and terrestrial archaea survived simulated conditions of Saturn's moon.

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150 Code Edits Fooled AI: Neural Network Mistook a Dead Object for a Living Form — and It Threatens the Search for Life on Mars

Science 09/24/2026, 08:33

An arXiv study showed that 150 pinpoint edits to a digital organism's code allow a neural network to be fooled in 100% of cases: the AI classifies a dead object as living. This calls into question the reliability of AI sensors on future Mars rovers and probes.

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Building Blocks of Life Older Than Earth Itself: Harvard Proves the Cosmic Origin of Organics in Meteorites

Science 09/23/2026, 00:45

Harvard scientists have shown that organic molecules in meteorites carry the isotopic signature of the gas-dust disk, formed before Earth was born. The building blocks of life were, it seems, delivered to the planet from space.

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Earth Will Lose Its Oxygen a Billion Years Sooner Than Scientists Thought: New Simulation Data

Science 09/19/2026, 23:24

A study in Nature Geoscience showed that Earth will lose its oxygen-rich atmosphere a billion years earlier than previously assumed. The oxygen era accounts for only 20–30% of the planet's history, which changes the approach to searching for biosignatures on exoplanets.

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Earth Is Not Unique: Over 1,000 Simulations Prove That Habitable Planets Form Naturally

Science 09/13/2026, 21:51

Over 1,000 computer simulations have shown that Earth-like, habitable planets form naturally without rare cosmic coincidences. Earth is not unique — its emergence is a predictable outcome of planetary system evolution.

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Consciousness Without Biology: California Scientists Propose the "Substrate Flexibility" Hypothesis of Mind

Science 09/09/2026, 08:29

Scientists at the University of California, Riverside have proposed the "substrate flexibility" hypothesis: consciousness may arise in non-biological forms and on the basis of different chemistry. The work is theoretical in nature and is not evidence of the existence of extraterrestrial intelligence.

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Peptides Survived in 98% Sulfuric Acid: New Experiments Rewrite Our Understanding of Life on Venus

Science 09/07/2026, 22:46

MIT experiments published in PNAS showed that peptides retain their structure in 98% sulfuric acid, simulating Venus's clouds. This revises the habitability criteria for planets without liquid water.

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Hidden Low-Mass Stars: How the James Webb Telescope Revised the Mass of Ancient Galaxies and the Odds of Extraterrestrial Life

Science 08/25/2026, 10:07

Using the James Webb Telescope and ESO, astronomers discovered a hidden population of low-mass stars in ancient galaxies. The discovery revises models of the Universe's formation and broadens the horizons of the search for extraterrestrial life.

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Life in the Caustic: Methane-Eating Bacteria at pH 11.6 Rewrite the Rules of Alien Life Search

Science 08/02/2026, 21:48

Scientists have discovered bacteria capable of processing methane under extreme alkalinity (pH 11.6) in Oman. 🦠🌍 This discovery changes our understanding of the boundaries of life and provides new guidelines for the search for extraterrestrial life on Saturn's moons. 🪐🔬

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New Hope for SETI: Scientists Discover Hidden Millions of Stars in Unexplored Radio Frequencies

Science 07/29/2026, 08:16

SETI scientists have discovered that millions of stars have already been checked for signals of extraterrestrial intelligence, but at the "wrong" frequencies. A new study by Louise Mason opens access to unexplored ranges and re-evaluates the scale of our search. 🌌📡🔭

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Sugar from space: Scientists found erythrulose in a dust cloud near the center of the Milky Way

Science 07/15/2026, 16:41

🍓 Sugar found in space! Scientists discovered erythrulose in a dust cloud near the center of the Milky Way. This is the first sugar in interstellar space — it could have reached Earth with comets and helped life emerge 🌌🔬 #space #science #life

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Sugar in the Heart of the Milky Way: Astronomers Find the Key to the Mystery of the Origin of Life

Science 07/15/2026, 04:49

Astronomers have discovered sugar molecules (erythrulose) in the interstellar clouds of the Milky Way. This discovery confirms that complex compounds for the origin of life can arise in space independently, rather than being delivered solely by meteorites. 🌌🍬🔭

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