Current state-of-the-art instrumentation being sent to Mars to collect and analyze evidence of ancient life on the Red Planet may not be sensitive enough to make accurate assessments, according to an international research ...
Astrobiology
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Scientists at UC Riverside are suggesting something is missing from the typical roster of chemicals that astrobiologists use to search for life on planets around other stars—laughing gas.
Astrobiology
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On Dec. 18, NASA is set to launch its next flagship mission into space. The spacecraft, called the James Webb Space Telescope, brings a lot of risks: Its roughly 270-square-foot mirror, which will collect light streaming ...
Astronomy
Nov 10, 2021
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To find life in the universe, it helps to know what it might look like. If there are organisms on other planets that do not rely wholly on photosynthesis—as some on Earth do not—how might those worlds appear from light-years ...
Astronomy
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