A reanalysis of data collected by ESA’s Mars Express during the first 20 months of NASA’s Curiosity mission found one case of correlated methane detection, the first time an in-situ […]
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NASA Study Reproduces Origins Of Life On The Ocean Floor
Scientists have reproduced in the lab how the ingredients for life could have formed deep in the ocean 4 billion years ago. The results of the new study offer clues […]
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New Undersea Maps Lead To Hydrothermal Vent And Species Discoveries
A spectacular new hydrothermal vent field, named JaichMatt, has been discovered during an expedition aboard Schmidt Ocean Institute’s R/V Falkor.
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Landing Site Selected For UK ExoMars Rover Rosalind Franklin
A group of scientists and engineers in Leicester has recommended Oxia Planum as the best landing site for the British-built Mars rover “Rosalind Franklin.”
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Astrobiologist Dale Andersen Antarctic Status Report 7 November 2018: Repairing Heavy Damage
“We are still recovering from the damaging winds that trashed the camp, but as soon as things calm down we will get busy and pull it all back together.” “The […]
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Astrobiologist Dale Andersen Antarctic Status Report 6 November 2018: Wind Damage
“Our winds have continued unabated likely hitting 40-50 m/s at times.” “We did lose four of our tents yesterday despite our best efforts to save them – the winds were […]
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Underwater Robots Help NASA Plan Future Deep-Space Missions
An expedition that will help NASA search for life in deep space launched today – not with a rocket’s roar, but with a gentle splash into the deep Pacific Ocean.
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When Viruses Infect Phytoplankton It Can Change The Clouds
Microscopic plant-like organisms called phytoplankton are known to support the diversity of life in the ocean. Scientists in Israel now report that one species, Emiliania huxleyi, and a virus closely […]
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Continental Microbes Helped Seed Ancient Seas With Nitrogen
inds of many evolutionary biologists, the continents were irrelevant early in the Earth’s history, because they are assumed to have been barren of life until the first plants appeared, around […]
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Extreme Environment of Danakil Depression Sheds Light on Mars, Titan
The Danakil Depression in Ethiopia is a spectacular, hostile environment that may resemble conditions encountered on Mars and Titan — as well as in sites containing nuclear waste. From 20 […]