Over half of the exhaust methane from lunar spacecraft could end up contaminating areas ofthe moon that might otherwise yield clues about the origins of earthly life, according toa recent […]
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Stardust Study Resets How Life’s Atoms Spread Through Space
Starlight and stardust are not enough to drive the powerful winds of giant stars, transporting the building blocks of life through our galaxy. That’s the conclusion of a new study […]
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Nitrogen- And Oxygen-Rich Organic Material Indicative Of Polymerization In Pre-aqueous Cryochemistry On Bennu’s Parent Body
Nitrogen-containing organic compounds play key biological roles, and their identification in primitive astromaterials such as meteorites can shed light on the origin of life.
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The Role Of Supernova Remnants For The Emergence Of Pre-biotic Chemistry In Molecular Clouds
There is growing evidence that the Sun might have formed within a nebula impacted by at least one SNR. In this scenario, ejecta and shocks from SNRs may have provided […]
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Cyanobacteria Under UV Radiation: General Insights Into Stress Responses
One of the first organisms to appear on Earth was cyanobacteria, which carried out oxygenic photosynthesis.
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This Moss Survived 9 Months Directly Exposed To The Elements Of Space
Mosses thrive in the most extreme environments on Earth, from the peaks of the Himalayas to the sands of Death Valley, the Antarctic tundra to the lava fields of active […]
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Pseudo-panspermia of Phosphorus Species on the Early Earth
In the Earth system, Phosphorus (P) does not form a single phase, but mostly combines into compounds forming multiple minerals. Phosphate (P+5) is the majority P species in the Earth’s […]
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Endospore Integrity And Viability Of Bacillus subtilis On Simulated Martian Regolith In Rotational UVC Radiation Exposures
Current understanding of Martian regolith has advanced due to various rover explorations. Due to this, there are now several variants of Martian regolith that are chemically known and commercially available.
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Life On Earth Probably Needed Supplies From Space
After the formation of the Solar System, it took a maximum of three million years for the chemical composition of the Earth’s precursor to be completed. This is shown by […]
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Astrovirology, Astrobiology, Artificial Intelligence: Extra-Solar System Investigations
This chapter attempts to encompass and tackle a large problem in Astrovirology and Astrobiology. There is a huge anthropomorphic prejudice that although life is unlikely, the just-right Goldilocks terrestrial conditions […]