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Astrobiology – An introduction

by Tanja Schumann | Jun 19, 2025 | All, All about exoplanets, Habitability

Nikola Kügler, April 2025 The central question of astrobiology is the question of extraterrestrial life, i.e. life outside the Earth. The aim is to clarify the origins, development and future of all forms of life in the universe. Exoplanets are of particular interest...

Biomarkers: the fingerprint of life

by Tanja Schumann | May 8, 2024 | All, All about exoplanets, Habitability

by Ruth Titz-Weider (DLR), May 2024 What if there was life on a planet outside our solar system? What evidence could there be? What could be measured and what could indicate life? Here are a few examples of molecules that have made it into the headlines in the search...

The Habitable Zone

by admin | Mar 10, 2023 | All, All about exoplanets, Habitability

by Ludwig Scheibe (TU Berlin), December 2024 One of the most exciting questions in the field of exoplanets is undoubtedly: is there life as we know it on any of these alien worlds? It is a question that people have been asking since ancient times. Now, in the age of...