NASA Astrobiology Institute
By: Jacob Walden,
CJ Darmer,
and
Chris Hill
Can Life Exist on Mars?
•The Mars rovers and Landers are looking for methane and ethane These will be usefull to finding life on Mars and other planets
•There are 20 amino acids to build proteins that carry out life’s necessary functions
•How does amino acids effect the way life is formed or begins?
Astronomy
•There are 3 basic questions that are needing to be answered
1.How does life begin and evolve?
2.Does life exist elsewhere in the universe?
3.What of life on earth?
Understanding the evolutionary mechanisms and environmental limits of life.
Interesting Facts
They have found a planet that rotates two stars
Certain nebulas bases reach the earth on meteorites in great diversity and quantity