Scientists have ruled out the possibility that methane is delivered to Mars by meteorites, raising fresh hopes that the gas might be generated by life on the red planet, in research published tomorrow in Earth and Planetary ...
Space Exploration
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NASA finally has counted up all the asteroid samples returned by a spacecraft last fall—and it's double the rubble return goal.
Space Exploration
Feb 16, 2024
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An asteroid as big as a skyscraper will pass within 1.7 million miles of Earth on Friday.
Space Exploration
Feb 1, 2024
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The moon is almost completely covered in dust. Unlike on Earth, this dust is not smoothed by wind and weather, but is sharp-edged and also electrostatically charged. This dust has been studied since the Apollo era at the ...
Planetary Sciences
Jan 18, 2024
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While life on Earth is relatively new, geologically speaking, the ingredients that combined to form it might be much older than once thought. According to research published in ACS Central Science, the simplest amino acid, ...
Astrobiology
Nov 29, 2023
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When did molecular oxygen, the gas that all large and complex forms of life on Earth today require to function, first appear on Earth?
Earth Sciences
Apr 13, 2023
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Lunar surface water has attracted much attention due to its potential for in-situ resource utilization by future lunar exploration missions and other space missions
Space Exploration
Mar 27, 2023
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A new study demonstrates how anonymized GPS data from people's smartphones can be used to monitor the public's use of parks and other green spaces in urban areas, which could help inform their management. Alessandro Filazzola ...
Ecology
Dec 15, 2022
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Early crust on Mars may be more complex than previously thought—and it may even be similar to our own planet's original crust.
Planetary Sciences
Nov 4, 2022
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The coming decade is expected to bring a veritable bonanza for the science of planets: space missions are scheduled to bring back samples of rock from the moon, Mars, the Martian moon of Phobos, and a primitive asteroid. ...
Planetary Sciences
Oct 26, 2022
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