March 01, 2023 updates Posted on March 1, 2023 by Doug Loss How did life begin? One key ingredient is coming into view https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-00574-4 Exoplanet Exploration – Planets Beyond Our Solar System https://exoplanets.nasa.gov/ Astrobiology at NASA – Life in the Universe https://astrobiology.nasa.gov/ Removing Traces of Life in Lab Helps NASA Scientists Study Its Origins https://www.nasa.gov/feature/jpl/removing-traces-of-life-in-lab-helps-nasa-scientists-study-its-origins VPNEP: Detailed characterization of TESS targets around the Northern Ecliptic Pole – I. Survey design, pilot analysis, and initial data release https://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/full_html/2023/03/aa45255-22/aa45255-22.html Hint of an exocomet transit in the CHEOPS light curve of HD 172555 https://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/full_html/2023/03/aa45104-22/aa45104-22.html