[Saturday, March 1, 2008] Titan's photochemical smog completely obscures the surface in such natural color views. Its high-altitude hazes are visible against the disk of Saturn as they attenuate the light reflected by the planet.

[Thursday, March 6, 2008] Scientists studying images from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter have discovered never-before-seen impact "megabreccia" and a possibly once-habitable ancient lake on Mars at a place called Holden crater.

[Friday, March 7, 2008] A rocky planet similar to Earth may be orbiting one of our nearest stellar neighbors and could be detected using existing techniques, according to a new study led by astronomers at the University of California, Santa Cruz.

[Monday, March 10, 2008] NASA's Cassini spacecraft will make an unprecedented "in your face" flyby of Saturn's moon Enceladus on Wed., March 12.

[Thursday, March 13, 2008] For the first time, astronomers have observed the initial phase in the formation of an earth-like planet.

[Thursday, March 13, 2008] The organic soup that spawned life on Earth may have gotten generous helpings from outer space, according to a new study.

[Thursday, March 13, 2008] Researchers have discovered large amounts of simple organic gases and water vapor in a possible planet-forming region around an infant star, along with evidence that these molecules were created there.

[Tuesday, March 18, 2008] The detection of water vapor in the inner part of two extrasolar protoplanetary disks brings scientists one step closer to understanding water's role during terrestrial planet formation.

[Wednesday, March 19, 2008] A team of astronomers led by Mark Swain of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., has made the first detection ever of an organic molecule in the atmosphere of a Jupiter- sized planet orbiting another star.

[Thursday, March 20, 2008] NASA's Cassini spacecraft has discovered evidence that points to the existence of an underground ocean of water and ammonia on Saturn's moon Titan.

[Thursday, March 20, 2008] The NASA Astrobiology Institute (NAI) is soliciting information on ways to enhance its use of collaborative technologies for conducting distributed interdisciplinary research in astrobiology.

[Wednesday, March 26, 2008] NASA's Cassini spacecraft tasted and sampled a surprising organic brew erupting in geyser-like fashion from Saturn's moon Enceladus during a close flyby on March 12.

[Thursday, March 27, 2008] Scientists are one step closer to understanding how new planets form, thanks to research funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and carried out by a team of astrophysicists at the American Museum of Natural History.

[Thursday, March 27, 2008] Scientists have discovered that a deficiency of oxygen and the heavy metal molybdenum in the ancient deep ocean may have delayed the evolution of animal life on Earth for nearly 2 billion years.

[Friday, March 28, 2008] The most detailed temperature map to date of the "Tiger Stripe" region on the south pole of Saturn's moon Enceladus reveals that the area is even warmer than previous measurements indicated.

[Friday, March 28, 2008] At the request of NASA's Science Mission Directorate, the Committee on the Review of the NASA Astrobiology Institute undertook the assignment to determine the progress made by the NAI in developing the field of astrobiology