New Lander Could Probe Dwarf Planet Ceres For Life By Lee Pullen published 16 April 09 A lander mission to the dwarf planet Ceres could hunt for life.
Could Life on Earth Have Come From Ceres? By Lee Pullen published 5 March 09 Scientists theorize life on Earth could have come from the dwarf planet Ceres.
Plate Tectonics Could Be Essential for Alien Life By Lee Pullen published 19 February 09 Scientists are weighing the importance of plate tectonics to life on alien planets.
Human Spaceflight Should Drive Evolution By Lee Pullen published 22 January 09 There is fierce debate over the direction humanity should take when exploring the solar system.
Habitable Planets: Four Types Proposed By Lee Pullen published 18 December 08 A new idea proposes that potentially habitable worlds can be split into four categories.
Cold Storage: Moon Might Preserve Alien Life By Lee Pullen published 30 October 08 Some lunar craters may be perfect for preserving samples of life from Earth or Mars.
'Alien' Water Bears Amaze Scientists By Lee Pullen published 16 October 08 Tardigrades' survival in space gives more credence to the panspermia idea.
Earth Hot Spots Spark Alien Ideas By Lee Pullen published 18 September 08 Researchers found hydrothermal vents supporting an extremophile ecosystem.
Drilling Into Alien Oceans By Lee Pullen published 28 August 08 A new method of exploring thick icy sheets and below them has been devised.
Dress Rehearsal for Mars By Lee Pullen published 21 August 08 Life-searching instruments are tested in Rio Tinto for an mission to Mars.
How Mars and Alaska Are Alike By Lee Pullen published 17 July 08 Bucknell professors predicted an important planetary observation.
Strange Asteroid Shapes Explained By Lee Pullen published 3 July 08 A vast database that shows asteroids are shaped by small impacts over time.
Life Found Where You Least Expect It By Lee Pullen published 22 May 08 Microbes can change conditions to make barren areas suitable for life.
Alien Life-Searching Techniques Tested By Lee Pullen published 8 May 08 Signs of life on Mars can be spotted using instruments on robotic probes.
Earth Set to Invade Mars By Lee Pullen published 17 April 08 A flotilla of space probes is heading to Mars.
Moon Seen as Laboratory for Life By Lee Pullen published 3 April 08 Bernard Foing looks to the Moon, Mars and even deep space to seek life.