Astronomers discover super-Earth around Barnard's star
Astronomers have discovered a planet in orbit around one of the closest stars to the Sun, Barnard's star.
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Colonizing Mars means contaminating Mars – and never knowing for sure if it had its own native life
The closest place in the universe where extraterrestrial life might exist is Mars, and human beings are poised to attempt to colonize this planetary neighbor within the next decade. Before that happens, we need to recognize ...
Space Exploration
Nov 6, 2018
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Sponges from Mars? Study suggests water on the red planet could support life
Mars has long been thought of as dry and barren – unable to harbour life. But research over the past few years indicates that there is most likely some briny water present there today, including a possible subsurface lake. ...
Space Exploration
Oct 23, 2018
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Mars could have enough molecular oxygen to support life, and scientists figured out where to find it
Modern-day Mars may be more hospitable to oxygen-breathing life than previously thought.
Space Exploration
Oct 22, 2018
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Astronomers catch red dwarf star in a superflare outburst
New observations by two Arizona State University astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope have caught a red dwarf star in a violent outburst, or superflare. The blast of radiation was more powerful than any such outburst ...
Astronomy
Oct 18, 2018
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Superflares from young red dwarf stars imperil planets
The word "HAZMAT" describes substances that pose a risk to the environment, or even to life itself. Imagine the term being applied to entire planets, where violent flares from the host star may make worlds uninhabitable by ...
Astronomy
Oct 18, 2018
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Plans for a modular Martian base that would provide its own radiation shielding
The idea of exploring and colonizing Mars has never been more alive than it is today. Within the next two decades, there are multiple plans to send crewed missions to the Red Planet, and even some highly ambitious plans to ...
Space Exploration
Oct 17, 2018
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Opportunity rover emerges in a dusty picture
NASA still hasn't heard from the Opportunity rover, but at least we can see it again.
Space Exploration
Sep 25, 2018
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NASA to test parachute system for landing spacecraft on Mars
A parachute system that's designed to land spacecraft on Mars will be tested this week off Virginia's coast.
Space Exploration
Sep 4, 2018
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Water worlds could support life: Analysis challenges idea that life requires 'Earth clone'
The conditions for life surviving on planets entirely covered in water are more fluid than previously thought, opening up the possibility that water worlds could be habitable, according to a new paper from the University ...
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