Minerva Center for Early Life under Extreme Planetary Conditions

The Weizmann Institute of Science (established in 2013)

Minerva Center for Early Life under Extreme Planetary Conditions

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Keywords

Planetary formation & evolution; early life; origin of life; extremophiles

Research activities and aims

The Minerva Center for Early Life under Extreme Planetary Conditions is devoted to understanding life in extreme conditions on solar system planets and beyond. It studies in concert the physical, geochemical, and biological aspects of the topic, and seek to develop a framework for addressing questions at the forefront of the search for life in the universe. The Center activities focus on important scientific questions in the fields of Planetary Formation & Evolution, Early Life, Origin of Life, and Extremophiles.

The Magnetic History of Ice

September 09, 2020

Astronomy & Astrophysics Minerva Centers Weizmann Institute

Glacial ice discoveries by Minerva Center's director Prof. Oded Aharonson might help to understand the history of our solar system more