News Briefs

It’s application time for the NASA Office of Education Scholarship and Research Opportunities.

ESA's Mars lander, Beagle-2, was lost in 2003 when it landed on Mars. Now, it has been spotted in images from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.

A percepção de que a natureza do debate sobre a vida em outros mundos está para mudar fundamentalmente levou o professor de astronomia David Weintraub a começar a pensar seriamente sobre a questão de como as pessoas reagirão à descoberta de vida em outros planetas.

The year 2014 ranks as Earth’s warmest since 1880, according to two separate analyses by NASA and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration scientists.

A new international exhibition, "LIGHT: Beyond the Bulb," has been launched to celebrate the 2015 International Year of Light.

Scientists have discovered one of the rarest minerals on Earth in a Wisconsin impact crater.

O ambiente físico pode produzir choques repentinos para a vida do nosso planeta através do impacto de rochas espaciais, vulcões em erupção e outros eventos.

In February, NASA will hold a workshop to discuss the possibility of searching for signs of life in a plume on Europa.

Astrobiology Magazine counts down the top 10 stories of 2014.

This mini-interview comes from the SAM Science Team website at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center.

Scientists have discovered new details about Europa and it's potential plume by re-examining data from the Cassini mission's 2001 flyby.

By studying how the structural components of RNA interact, and how the molecule performs the remarkable feat of self-assembling, scientists have uncovered new details about the chemical evolution of RNA.

Pesquisadores encontraram evidências de um potencial ‘oceano significativo’ de água nos subterrâneos dos Estados Unidos da América.

A new review provides a resource for understanding the role of microorganisms in Earth's iron cycle.

This News Exclusive was originally published in English on Sep 4, 2014. This translation for the Portuguese edition of Astrobiology magazine was provided by Bruno Martini. The original article is available here.   Em 02 de julho, a NASA lançou com sucesso o Orbiting Carbon