University of Massachusetts Amherst
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A New Mineral Identified On Mars Providing Insight To Supporting Life

by Keith Cowing

Researchers from the University of Massachusetts Amherst are part of a team that has identified a unique mineral on Mars, described in Nature Communications. Named ferric hydroxysulfate, the mineral provides […]

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Answers To The Existence Of Alien Life Might Be Found In Earth’s Deep-sea Volcanoes

by Keith Cowing

While popular culture commonly depicts extraterrestrial life as little green men with large, oval-shaped heads, it’s most likely that if there is life beyond our planet and within our solar […]

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