On Earth, where there is liquid water, there is life. Jupiter’s moon Europa has a liquid water ocean underneath its icy crust.
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NASA SMD Town Hall For Planetary Research Programs
On May 21, 2024 at 1 PM Eastern, NASA’s Planetary Science Division (PSD) will host a webinar to discuss the Planetary Research Program, including upcoming changes, some data on programs […]
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Video: Why Does NASA Want to Explore Jupiter’s Ocean Moon Europa?
Everywhere there’s water on Earth, there’s life. Does that hold true elsewhere in our solar system?
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FathomVerse Mobile Game Inspires A New Wave Of Ocean Exploration
Editor’s note: What would be interesting to see is an add-on to this cool MBARI app that allows you to imagine biota in the seas of Europa and Enceladus and […]
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Video: Astronaut, Astrobiologist, and UNC Biology Undergrad Zena Cardman: Life in Gypsum Springs? (2008)
From Spacewardbound Arctic 2008: Is there life in Gypsum Springs? UNC biology undergrad, Zena Cardman, speaks about odd-looking colors downslope from one spring outlet at Gypsum Springs.
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Complex Chemistry In The Cold Depths Of Space (video)
For years, scientists thought some complex molecules could only be formed on Earth. But what if we found these kinds of molecules out in space after all? In this episode […]
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Network for Ocean Worlds Seminar Series: Making & Utilizing Measurements of Organics on Earth & Other Ocean Worlds
Dennis A. Hansell is a professor in the Department of Ocean Sciences at the Rosenstiel School, University of Miami. His research interests are in the biogeochemistry of the major elements […]
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LIFE RCN Seminar Series: From Early Cells to Multicellularity
The Nature of the Last Universal Common Ancestor and its Impact on the Early Earth System
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Away Team Report: Schmidt Ocean Institute Scientists Confirm Underwater Mountains Harbor Abundant Life Off Chile’s Coast
An international group of scientists, led by Dr. Javier Sellanes of the Universidad Católica del Norte, may have discovered more than 100 new species living on seamounts off the coast […]
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NASA Science Mission Directorate Inclusion Plan Requirements Town Hall
February 20, 2024, 3 – 4:30 pm Eastern Time