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Posted inBiogeochemical Cycles & Geobiology, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Mapping, Geodesy, Cartography, Bathymetry, Mars, Missions & Hardware, Press Release, Robotics/Rovers/UAVs
Confirmation Of An Ancient Lake On Mars Builds Excitement For Perseverance Rover’s Samples
If life ever existed on Mars, the Perseverance rover’s verification of lake sediments at the base of the Jezero crater reinforces the hope that traces might be found in the […]
Posted inAstrogeology, Atmospheres, Climate, Weather, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Habitable Zones, Mars, Press Release, Water/Hycean Worlds & Oceanography
Confirmation Of An Ancient Lake On Mars Builds Excitement For Perseverance Rover’s Samples
If life ever existed on Mars, the Perseverance rover’s verification of lake sediments at the base of the Jezero crater reinforces the hope that traces might be found in the […]
Posted inAstrogeology, Enceladus, Icy Worlds, Press Release
How Enceladus Ejects Particles From Oceans Beneath Its Surface
Although it is relatively small, Enceladus — the sixth largest of Saturn’s 83 moons — has been considered by astronomers to be one of the more compelling bodies in our […]
Posted inOrigin & Evolution of Life, Press Release
Fossil Microorganisms Indicate Life in the Universe is Common
A new analysis of the oldest known fossil microorganisms provides strong evidence to support an increasingly widespread understanding that life in the universe is common. The microorganisms, from Western Australia, […]
Posted inHabitable Zones, Press Release
Rare Nitrogen Molecules Offers Clues To Makeup Of Other Life-supporting Planets
A team of scientists using a state-of-the-art UCLA instrument reports the discovery of a planetary-scale “tug-of-war” of life, deep Earth and the upper atmosphere that is expressed in atmospheric nitrogen. […]
Posted inAstrochemistry, Press Release
Dwarf Star 200 Light Years Away Contains Life's Building Blocks
Many scientists believe the Earth was dry when it first formed, and that the building blocks for life on our planet — carbon, nitrogen and water — appeared only later […]
Posted inHabitable Zones, Press Release
Planet 1,200 Light-years Away Is A Good Prospect For Habitability
A distant planet known as Kepler-62f could be habitable, a team of astronomers reports. The planet, which is about 1,200 light-years from Earth in the direction of the constellation Lyra, […]
Posted inAstrogeology, Origin & Evolution of Life, Press Release
Life on Earth Likely Started Much Earlier Than Thought
UCLA geochemists have found evidence that life likely existed on Earth at least 4.1 billion years ago — 300 million years earlier than previous research suggested. The discovery indicates that […]
Posted inBiosignatures & Paleobiology, Fossils & Paleontology, Origin & Evolution of Life, Press Release
UCLA Scientists Strengthen Case For Life More Than 3.8 Billion Years Ago
Ten years ago, an international team of scientists reported evidence, in a controversial cover story in the journal Nature, that life on Earth began more than 3.8 billion years ago–400 […]