Astrobiology is still in its infancy! We are not alone!
"Living things leave behind tell-tale signs of their existence: fossilized bones, DNA, the chemical byproducts of metabolism. Living things on Earth, that is. There currently exists no predictive theory to completely guide astrobiologists searching for life beyond our planet, where the chemical signatures of life, and the geo- and atmospheric chemistries under which it evolved, might look quite different from Earth. In early November [2020], NASA’s Astrobiology Program launched the new Interdisciplinary Consortia for Astrobiology Research (ICAR), supporting eight teams focusing on specific outstanding questions in astrobiology. ..."
No comments:
Post a Comment