Astrobiology – Page 4 – The Primordial Scoop

Culture, Consensus, and Why NASA Committees Write Things That Are Not True

Science begins when individuals challenges the consensus. Unfortunately, NASA committees are likely to throw such individuals to the sharks.

By Steven A. Benner November 2, 2021Astrobiology, NASA, Single Scoops4 Comments

Astrobiology Origin of Life

An Earth-Sized Planet 41 Light Years Away with Hydrogen Cyanide. So What?

Hydrogen cyanide has rare chemical properties that make it an important ingredient for the abiotic creation of nucleic acids, the building blocks of DNA

By Steven A. Benner March 28, 2021Astrobiology, Origin of LifeNo Comments

Astrobiology

Aristotle and the search for life on Venus

Last fall, lots of people were speculating about the possibility of life on Venus because phosphine was thought to be detected in its atmosphere. However in the Venusian environment, phosphine is unlikely to be created by Darwinian processes.

By Steven A. Benner January 26, 2021Astrobiology1 Comment