Billions of years ago, water flowed across Mars. Most scientists agree the red planet had rivers. But did those rivers flow into an ocean? New research from the University of […]
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Posted inAtmospheres, Climate, Weather, Biochemistry & Organic Chemistry, Biogeochemical Cycles & Geobiology, Biophysics, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Habitable Zones, Mars, Press Release, Robotics/Rovers/UAVs
The Role Of Seasonal Frost In Brine Formation On Mars
Due to extreme temperatures and the dryness of Mars, it’s thought to be impossible for liquid water to form on the planet’s surface, a critical precondition for habitability. The only […]
Posted inBiosignatures & Paleobiology, Fossils & Paleontology, Microbiology & Virology, Nomenclature, Systematics, Natural History, Origin & Evolution of Life, Plant Biology, Press Release, ROVs/Submersibles/Diving, Sample Return, Water/Hycean Worlds & Oceanography
Study Resolves The Diatom Tree Of Life
Trees get most of the love, but diatoms, a group of photosynthetic microalgae, produce 20% of Earth’s oxygen and are the foundation of aquatic food webs. The prevalence and diversity […]
Posted inAstrochemistry, Astrogeology, Biochemistry & Organic Chemistry, Press Release, Titan
NASA Awards $680,000 To Study Evolution Of Tholins On Titan
Vincent Chevrier, an associate professor at the U of A Center for Space and Planetary Sciences, has been awarded $680,000 from NASA to study the chemical reactions of complex carbon […]
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Water On Mars Was Not As Widespread As Previously Thought, Study Finds
Water on Mars, in the form of brines, may not be as widespread as previously thought, according to a new study by researchers at the Arkansas Center for Space and […]
Posted inAstrobiology (general), Press Release
Which Galaxies Are Best For Intelligent Life
Giant elliptical galaxies are not as likely as previously thought to be cradles of technological civilizations such as our own, according to a recent paper by a University of Arkansas […]