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.
A University of Sydney student has developed a completely new way to peer inside coral fossils to recover lost records of past climate change.
Near-ultraviolet (NUV) radiation from dwarf stars plays a critical role in shaping the habitability of planetary systems, yet its long-term evolution across different spectral types remains poorly investigated.
Context. Nonthermal desorption from interstellar ices induced by X-rays, known as X-ray photodesorption, is a possible route to explain gas phase molecules detected in protoplanetary disks. However, the efficiency of […]
The continuous flux of Galactic cosmic rays that bombard Earth’s atmosphere creates ionizing radiation that can damage the DNA of living organisms.
People have long been intrigued by the possibility of life beyond Earth and how it might endure in extraterrestrial environments. There is no confirmed evidence of extraterrestrial life, not even […]
TRAPPIST-1 is an M8 dwarf hosting seven known exoplanets and is currently one of the most frequently observed targets of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST).
A new study from NYU Abu Dhabi has found that high-energy particles from space, known as cosmic rays, could create the energy needed to support life underground on planets and […]
Ionizing radiation is known to have a destructive effect on biology by causing damage to the DNA, cells, and production of Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS), among other things.
Space ionizing radiation is a major risk factor for astronauts, yet its molecular mechanisms remain poorly understood.
