A new analysis shows that there are probably many more Earth-like exoplanets with liquid water than had been thought, significantly increasing the chance of finding life. The work finds that […]
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Posted inImpact events
Early Earth Was Bombarded By A Series Of City-sized Asteroids
Scientists know that the Earth was bombarded by huge impactors in distant time, but a new analysis suggest that the number of these impacts may have been x10 higher than […]
Posted inAstrochemistry
Ancient Diamonds Show Earth Was Primed For Life's Explosion At Least 2.7 Billion Years Ago
A unique study of ancient diamonds has shown that the basic chemical composition of the Earth’s atmosphere which makes it suitable for life’s explosion of diversity was laid down at […]
Posted inMars, Press Release
Allowing Computers To Decide What To Tell Us In The Search For Life On Mars
NASA has stepped closer to allowing remote onboard computers to direct the search for life on other planets. Scientists from the NASA Goddard Space Flight Centre have announced first results […]
Posted inEuropa, Icy Worlds, Press Release, Water/Hycean Worlds & Oceanography
The Ocean Inside Europa Could Be Habitable
A new model from NASA scientists supports the theory that the interior ocean in Jupiter’s moon Europa would be able to sustain life. In addition they have calculated that this […]
Posted inAstrobiology (general), Press Release, SETI & Technosignatures
Life in the Galaxy: Is This as Good as It Gets?
Researchers have found that rocky exoplanets which formed early in the life of the galaxy seem to have had a greater chance of developing a magnetic field and plate tectonics […]
Posted inHabitable Zones, Press Release
Some Exoplanets May Have Greater Variety Of Life Than Exists On Earth
A new study indicates that some exoplanets may have better conditions for life to thrive than Earth itself has. “This is a surprising conclusion”, said lead researcher Dr Stephanie Olson, […]
Posted inMars, Press Release
Ancient Mars Was Warm with Occasional Rain, Turning Cold
Scientists have long known that water was abundant on ancient Mars, but there has been no consensus on whether liquid water was common, or whether it was largely frozen in […]