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Curiosity rover takes inventory of key life ingredient on Mars
Scientists using data from NASA's Curiosity rover have measured the total organic carbon—a key component in the molecules of life—in Martian rocks for the first time.
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Jun 27, 2022
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NASA experiment suggests need to dig deep for evidence of life on Mars
According to a new NASA laboratory experiment, rovers may have to dig about 6.6 feet (two meters) or more under the Martian surface to find signs of ancient life because ionizing radiation from space degrades small molecules ...
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Jun 27, 2022
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Long-term liquid water also on non-Earth-like planets?
Life on Earth began in the oceans. In the search for life on other planets, the potential for liquid water is therefore a key ingredient. To find it, scientists have traditionally looked for planets similar to our own. Yet, ...
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Jun 27, 2022
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Biofinder advances detection of extraterrestrial life
An innovative scientific instrument, the Compact Color Biofinder, developed by a team of University of Hawai'i at Mānoa researchers, may change the game in the search for signs of extraterrestrial life.
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Jun 25, 2022
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A blueprint for life forms on Mars?
The extremely salty, very cold, and almost oxygen-free environment under the permafrost of Lost Hammer Spring in Canada's High Arctic is the one that most closely resembles certain areas on Mars. So, if you want to learn ...
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Jun 21, 2022
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Did a giant radio telescope in China just discover aliens? Not so FAST...
"Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence," said Carl Sagan. This phrase is the standard that astronomers will be applying to a curious signal captured with China's "Sky Eye" telescope that might be a transmission ...
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Jun 16, 2022
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There could be four hostile civilizations in the Milky Way, researcher speculates
In 1977, the Big Ear Radio Telescope at Ohio State University picked up a strong narrowband signal from space. The signal was a continuous radio wave that was strong in intensity and frequency and had many expected characteristics ...
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Jun 16, 2022
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Giant 'Sky Eye' telescope may have picked up alien signals, Chinese researchers say
Chinese researchers have found a signal that could be from alien civilizations, the country's science ministry is reporting.
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Jun 15, 2022
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Ancient Pilbara rocks provide a glimpse into cradle of life on Earth
How did life begin? The answer may lie in the hot springs of WA's arid northwest.
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Jun 15, 2022
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No signs (yet) of life on Venus
The unusual behavior of sulfur in Venus' atmosphere cannot be explained by an "aerial" form of extra-terrestrial life, according to a new study.
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Jun 14, 2022
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Scientists announce a breakthrough in determining life's origin on Earth—and maybe Mars
Scientists at the Foundation for Applied Molecular Evolution announced today that ribonucleic acid (RNA), an analog of DNA that was likely the first genetic material for life, spontaneously forms on basalt lava glass. Such ...
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Jun 03, 2022
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Planets of binary stars as possible homes for alien life
Nearly half of sun-size stars are binary. According to University of Copenhagen research, planetary systems around binary stars may be very different from those around single stars. This points to new targets in the search ...
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May 23, 2022
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Planetary scientists suggest a solution to the Fermi paradox: Superlinear scaling leading to a singularity
A pair of researchers, one with the Carnegie Institution for Science, the other with California Institute of Technology, has developed a possible solution to the Fermi Paradox. In their paper published in Journal of the Royal ...
Experiments measure freezing point of extraterrestrial oceans to aid search for life
Researchers from the University of Washington and the University of California, Berkeley have conducted experiments that measured the physical limits for the existence of liquid water in icy extraterrestrial worlds. This ...
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May 03, 2022
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Could the blueprint for life have been generated in asteroids?
Using new analyses, scientists have just found the last two of the five informational units of DNA and RNA that had yet to be discovered in samples from meteorites. While it is unlikely that DNA could be formed in a meteorite, ...
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Apr 26, 2022
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There should be more evidence of alien technology than alien biology across the Milky Way
The Drake equation is one of the most famous equations in astronomy. It has been endlessly debated since it was first posited in 1961 by Frank Drake, but so far has served as an effective baseline for discussion about how ...
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Apr 26, 2022
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Meteorites from the red desert of Australia support search for life on Mars
Monash University, University of Queensland and Australian National University researchers have used ANSTO's Australian Synchrotron in their study of meteorites found on Earth that could be used in future to find evidence ...
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Apr 22, 2022
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Explanation for formation of abundant features on Europa bodes well for search for extraterrestrial life
Europa is a prime candidate for life in our solar system, and its deep saltwater ocean has captivated scientists for decades. But it's enclosed by an icy shell that could be miles to tens of miles thick, making sampling it ...
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Apr 19, 2022
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The impact of long-term spaceflight on cerebrospinal fluid and perivascular spaces in astronauts and cosmonauts
An international team of researchers has conducted an extensive study of the impact of long-term space flight on the eyes and brains of astronauts. In their paper published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, ...
COSMIC: All antennas at the Very Large Array ready to stream data for technosignature research
COSMIC SETI (the Commensal Open-Source Multimode Interferometer Cluster Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) took a big step towards using the National Science Foundation's Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA) for 24/7 ...
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