Dirk Schulze-Makuch

Exploring the limits of life in the universe

By Will Ferguson, College of Arts & Sciences PULLMAN, Wash. – Bizarre creatures that go years without water. Others that can survive the vacuum of open space. Some of the most unusual organisms found on Earth provide insights for Washington State University planetary scientist Dirk Schulze-Makuch to predict what life could be like elsewhere in […]

New book argues NASA’s Viking discovered Mars life

PULLMAN – WSU Astrobiologist Dirk Schulze-Makuch asserts that life on an alien world might well have been celebrated nearly 35 years ago in a new book, “We Are Not Alone: Why We Have Already Found Extraterrestrial Life,” written in collaboration with science writer David Darling and published last month by Oneworld Publications. With a hindsight made […]