A rare glimpse into the wintry conditions of Mars’s north polar vortex has shown that temperatures inside the vortex are far colder than outside, and that the permanent darkness that […]
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Posted inAstrogeology, Exoplanets, -moons, -comets, Gas Giants, Ice Giant, Icy Worlds, Interstellar, Press Release
How Interstellar Objects Similar To 3I/ATLAS Could Jump-Start Planet Formation Around Infant Stars
Interstellar objects like 3I/ATLAS that have been captured in planet-forming discs around young stars could become the seeds of giant planets, bypassing a hurdle that theoretical models have previously been […]
Posted inAstronomy & Telescopes, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Intelligence & Language, Press Release, SETI & Technosignatures
How Common Are Biological ETIs in the Galaxy?
The closest technological species to us in the Milky Way galaxy could be 33,000 light years away and their civilisation would have to be at least 280,000 years, and possibly […]
Posted inBiosignatures & Paleobiology, Fossils & Paleontology, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Mapping, Geodesy, Cartography, Bathymetry, Mars, Missions & Hardware, Planetary Protection & Biosafety, Press Release
Rosalind Franklin Astrobiology Rover May Find Martian Biosignatures Uncovered By Rockfalls And Ancient Floods
The Rosalind Franklin mission’s chance of finding evidence of past life on Mars has been boosted by two studies that show that the rover won’t have to travel far to […]
Posted inAstrochemistry, Astrogeology, Biochemistry & Organic Chemistry, Biogeochemical Cycles & Geobiology, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Enceladus, Icy Worlds, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Press Release, Saturn
Study Questions Oceanic Origin Of Organics In Enceladus’s Plumes
Organic molecules detected in the watery plumes that spew out from cracks in the surface of Enceladus could be formed through exposure to radiation on Saturn’s icy moon, rather than […]