Scientists Turn to Venus in the Search for Alien Life
Similar to Earth but incapable of sustaining life. Despite surface temperatures hot enough to melt lead, lava-spewing volcanoes, and puffy clouds of sulfuric acid, uninhabitable…
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Similar to Earth but incapable of sustaining life. Despite surface temperatures hot enough to melt lead, lava-spewing volcanoes, and puffy clouds of sulfuric acid, uninhabitable…
Prior to the emergence of life on Earth, essential chemistry was necessary to create organic molecules from the elemental building blocks of nitrogen, sulfur, carbon,…
In the quest to discover life beyond our planet, the traditional green color commonly linked with terrestrial life might not be the most reliable sign….
Luke Skywalker’s childhood might have been slightly less harsh if he’d grown up on a more temperate Tatooine — like the ones identified in a…
The 24th sample taken by the six-wheeled scientist offers new clues about Jezero Crater and the lake it may have once held. Analysis by instruments…
In the three years since NASA’s Perseverance rover touched down on Mars, the NASA science team has made the daily task of investigating the red…
Recent research argues that asteroid impacts may have triggered widespread ice ages in Earth’s ancient history. A Yale-led research team has picked a side in…
A novel method by Cornell scientists uses ice shell thickness to predict ocean temperatures on distant moons, offering new insights into their potential for life….
Scientists now have access to detailed information on Bennu asteroid samples, enabling them to conduct research on these materials which may contain the building blocks…
Research on ice grains from moons like Enceladus and Europa shows potential for detecting signs of life, paving the way for upcoming space missions with…
A study suggests that soda lakes, characterized by high levels of dissolved sodium and carbonate, might have provided the right conditions for the first cells….
An international team of astronomers using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope have discovered a variety of molecules, ranging from relatively simple ones like methane…
Results suggest the clouds of Venus could be hospitable for some forms of life. If there is life in the solar system beyond Earth, it…
Astronomers identified icy compounds made of complex organic molecules like alcohol and likely acetic acid, using Webb’s MIRI instrument, which was managed through launch by…
New findings indicate Mars’ ancient atmosphere, rich in formaldehyde, could have supported the creation of organic materials essential for life, shedding light on the planet’s…
Sound waves thought to be from a 2014 meteor fireball north of Papua New Guinea were almost certainly vibrations from a truck rumbling along a…
The ice-covered Jovian moon generates 1,000 tons of oxygen every 24 hours – enough to keep a million humans breathing for a day. Scientists with…
High-tech telescopes search for chemicals necessary for life on Earth. The next generation of advanced telescopes could sharpen the hunt for potential extraterrestrial life by…