#astrobiology

Sculptor galaxy with my Telescope from home https://www.byteseu.com/2402096/ #Astrobiology #Astrophysics #Cosmology #PlanetaryScience #Space #SpaceExploration #SpaceTechnology

In Italy, What Earth Can Tell Us About Extraterrestrial Life https://undark.org/2026/09/25/italy-extraterrestrial-life/ #Science #Space #Astrobiology

https://www.ufofeed.com/280094/webb-reveals-a-treasure-chest-filled-with-stars/ Webb reveals a Treasure Chest filled with stars #Astrobiology #Astrophysics #Cosmology #PlanetaryScience #Space #SpaceExploration #SpacePorn

https://www.ufofeed.com/279182/oc-my-best-view-of-the-milky-way-from-orbit/ [OC] My best view of the Milky Way from orbit #Astrobiology #Astrophysics #Cosmology #PlanetaryScience #Space #SpaceExploration #SpacePorn

https://www.ufofeed.com/278183/one-of-the-best-images-ever-taken-from-the-iss-the-milky-way-captured-from-the-cupola-by-astronaut-don-pettit/ One of the best images ever taken from the ISS. The Milky Way captured from the Cupola by astronaut Don Pettit. #Astrobiology #Astrophysics #Cosmology #PlanetaryScience #Space #SpaceExploration #SpacePorn

https://www.ufofeed.com/278163/sun-and-moon-at-the-lion-rock-in-japan/ Sun and Moon at the Lion Rock in Japan #Astrobiology #Astrophysics #Cosmology #PlanetaryScience #Space #SpaceExploration #SpacePorn

Oof, contact after long radio silence. A wild few months of intense storms, a broken foot & losing access to all my website domains - holy cow. Still, the enforced stillness has nudged me into writing. I’ve written a little about growing our performance workshop, All Worlds, All Times through generous collaboration across #astrobiology & #futures communities, working with astrobiologists Tessa Fisher, Andjelka Kovačević, George Profitiliotis’ WG at @setihub@mastodon.social & many more. https://open.substack.com/pub/kategenevieve/p/all-worlds-all-times

Action! NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory Begins Capturing the Greatest Cosmic Movie Ever Made https://www.byteseu.com/2225170/ #Astrobiology #Astrophysics #Cosmology #PlanetaryScience #Space #SpaceExploration #SpaceTechnology

https://www.ufofeed.com/274236/fireflies-and-star-trails-by-julian-diamond/ Fireflies and star trails. By Julian Diamond #Astrobiology #Astrophysics #Cosmology #PlanetaryScience #Space #SpaceExploration #SpacePorn

Detection of a Four-Carbon Sugar in Interstellar Space https://hackaday.com/2026/07/20/detection-of-a-four-carbon-sugar-in-interstellar-space/ #Science #Space #Astrobiology

In search of life beyond our solar system: Atmosphere detected on a habitable-zone rocky world https://phys.org/news/2026-07-life-solar-atmosphere-habitable-zone.html 🪐 #Exoplanet #Exoplanets #AlienWorlds #AlienLife #Extraterrestrials #Space #Science #SolarSystem #Astrobiology

Astronomers Detect Sugar in Interstellar Space for the First Time https://gizmodo.com/astronomers-detect-sugar-in-interstellar-space-for-the-first-time-2000784781 #Science #Space #Astrobiology

Will We Ever Find Alien Civilizations? https://www.quantamagazine.org/will-we-ever-find-alien-civilizations-20260709/ #Science #Astrobiology #Space

https://www.ufofeed.com/268696/15-years-ago-today-atlantis-launches-on-sts-135-the-final-flight-of-the-space-shuttle-program/ 15 years ago today: Atlantis launches on STS-135, the final flight of the Space Shuttle program #Astrobiology #Astrophysics #Cosmology #PlanetaryScience #Space #SpaceExploration #SpacePorn

Mysterious Compound Detected on Pluto and Titan https://www.wired.com/story/mysterious-compound-detected-on-pluto-and-titan/ #Science #Space #Astrobiology

https://www.ufofeed.com/268194/astronomers-discover-some-of-the-most-extreme-primordial-quasars-in-the-universe-2/ Astronomers discover some of the most extreme primordial quasars in the universe #Astrobiology #Astrophysics #Cosmology #PlanetaryScience #Space #SpaceExploration

Ever think about the fact that we're literally drinking asteroid water? ☄️ Because the early inner solar system was too hot for water to freeze, Earth actually formed as a dry, rocky ball. It took Jupiter acting like a giant gravitational cue ball to nudge water-rich asteroids inward to deliver our oceans. Put together a quick-dive video breaking down this and 4 other cosmic ironies of astrobiology if you want to check it out: https://youtu.be/ki290mM2eQY #Astrobiology #Space #Science #Astronomy

🌊 What if oxygen doesn't need photosynthesis at all? More than 4,000 meters down on the Pacific seafloor, in total darkness, fist-sized metallic rocks appear to be producing oxygen through electrochemistry alone. Researchers call it "dark oxygen," reported in Nature Geoscience in July 2024. The discovery was pure accident. Andrew Sweetman's team was measuring oxygen consumption in sealed seabed chambers when levels kept rising instead of falling. They sent sensors back for recalibration four or five times over nearly a decade before accepting the data was real. The proposed mechanism: polymetallic nodules (manganese, cobalt, copper oxides that form over millions of years) act like natural geo-batteries, generating enough voltage to split seawater. The effect persisted even after microbes were killed off. Worth noting: this is fiercely debated. Critics argue the measured voltage falls short of what thermodynamics requires, and possible sensor artifacts haven't been ruled out. It's a live scientific argument, not settled fact. But if real, it rewrites our oxygen budget for the deep ocean and suggests oxygen could accumulate on lightless ocean worlds like Europa without any biology. It also lands in a policy fight, since those same nodules are targets for deep-sea mining. #science #deepsea #astrobiology

NASA's Perseverance rover detected complex carbon compounds at an ancient Martian site with potential biosignatures. This is not proof of life but suggests Mars may once have been habitable. Read more: https://thedebrief.org/nasas-perseverance-rover-finds-complex-carbon-at-ancient-martian-site-rich-in-potential-biosignatures/ @goodnews@fedigroups.social#Science #Mars #Space #Astrobiology #Discovery #GoodNews

https://www.ufofeed.com/209047/why-we-explore-a-love-letter-to-caltechs-mars-and-the-mind-of-man-oc/ Why We Explore: A love letter to CalTech’s ‘Mars and the Mind of Man’ [OC] #Astrobiology #Astrophysics #Cosmology #PlanetaryScience #Space #SpaceExploration