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Life on Earth May Have Started with a Cosmic Splash
Life on Earth May Have Started with a Cosmic Splash: A new study bolsters the theory that the chemical origins of life on Earth...
Mars Curiosity: Facts and Information
Mars Curiosity: Facts and Information: The Mars Science Laboratory and its rover centerpiece, Curiosity, is the most ambitious Mars mission yet flown by NASA....
This Is Why Sending Messages to Aliens Might Be a Good Idea
This Is Why Sending Messages to Aliens Might Be a Good Idea: Are we alone in the Universe? Humans have been asking that question...
Could Dark Streaks in Venus’ Clouds Be Signs of Alien Life?
Could Dark Streaks in Venus' Clouds Be Signs of Alien Life? - The question of life on Venus, of all places, is intriguing enough...
Hardy Bacteria Thrive Under Hot Desert Rocks
Hardy Bacteria Thrive Under Hot Desert Rocks - Beneath the rocks scarring California's Mojave Desert are colonies of cyanobacteria, tiny creatures thought to be...
How Earth’s Magnetic Field Shielded Us from 2014 Solar Storm
How Earth's Magnetic Field Shielded Us from 2014 Solar Storm - A giant eruption from the sun that scientists thought would hit Earth in...
Alien Life on Oily Exoplanets Could Have Ether-based ‘DNA’
Alien Life on Oily Exoplanets Could Have Ether-based 'DNA' - In the search for life beyond Earth, scientists have justifiably focused on water because...
Strange Signal from Space May Solve One of Science’s Greatest Mysteries
Strange Signal from Space May Solve One of Science's Greatest Mysteries - A clue to one of the biggest questions in cosmology — why...
Life Needs An Atmosphere, But How Much Is Too Much?
Life Needs An Atmosphere, But How Much Is Too Much? - How much atmosphere is too much for life? As scientists discover more super-Earths...
Beyond Hubble: Will Future Space Telescope Seek Alien Life by 2030?
Beyond Hubble: Will Future Space Telescope Seek Alien Life by 2030? - The iconic Hubble Space Telescope turns 25 this month, and getting the...