Scientists Discover Earth Life inside an Asteroid Sample
Dec 19, 2024 · Material from asteroid Ryugu riddled with earthly microbes provides a cautionary tale for scientists seeking signs of alien life
To Find Life on Mars, Make Microbes Wiggle
Feb 6, 2025 · The latest advance in the search for extraterrestrial life could come from the “wiggles” of swimming microbes—microscopic single-celled organisms that are abundant in …
Finding alien life may be as simple as watching microbes move
Feb 9, 2025 · A new chemotaxis-based method could revolutionize the search for extraterrestrial life by detecting microbes movement on Mars and beyond.
Efforts to find alien life could be boosted by simple test ...
Feb 6, 2025 · A new method focuses on looking for one of the most basic signs of living microbes – movement. Scientists found L-serine, an amino acid, can induce movement in different …
“Alien” Bacteria Found on Chinese Space Station
May 21, 2025 · Scientists discovered 'alien' bacteria on China’s Tiangong space station, raising questions about life in space.
Samples of 'alien' asteroid Ryugu are crawling with life ...
Nov 27, 2024 · A rock retrieved from a near-Earth asteroid is crawling with microbial life, scientists have discovered. But the bacteria on its surface almost certainly came from Earth.
Seti: how microbes could communicate with alien species
May 12, 2021 · A new study argues we should search for microbial life rather than human-like aliens.
Bacteria found in asteroid sample – but they're not from space
Nov 22, 2024 · By tracking the growth of the bacteria with follow-up SEM measurements, they found the number of bacteria changed in a similar way to known microorganisms.