Astrobiology
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Bennu Asteroid Samples May ‘Fundamentally’ Shift Views of Life
We’ve all been there: You’re getting some peanut butter, or looking to nosh a nice pickle, when you find your…
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Scientists Shot Tardigrades From a Gun to Test a Theory About Aliens
Microscopic image of a tardigrade. Image: AJ Cann (Fair Use) Microscopic tardigrades are among the toughest animals on Earth, capable…
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academic disciplines
Tons of Invisible Asteroid and Comet Dust Falls on Us Every Year
Imperceptibly small bits of dust from space fall to Earth in a perpetual microscopic meteor shower.Image: NASA/Bill Ingalls Some 10,000…
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applied sciences
Where Are All the Aliens? Maybe Trapped in Underground Oceans
Saturn’s moon Enceladus.Image: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute A planetary scientist says subterranean water worlds are likely common in the galaxy and…
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astrobiology
Hear Lasers Zap Rocks on Mars in Perseverance’s Latest Dispatch
Mosaic view of a Martian rock dubbed “Yeehgo,” captured by the SuperCam instrument on the Perseverance rover. Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech/LANL/CNES/CNRS/ASU/MSSS Unprecedented…
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applied sciences
Recovery of Rare Meteorite a ‘Dream Come True’ for Scientists
The rare meteorite, which fell to Earth on Feb. 28, 2021. Image: The University of Manchester A chunk of black…
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Abigail Allwood’s Hunt for Alien Fossils on Mars Has Begun
When the NASA Mars rover Perseverance was dramatically airlifted through the Red Planet’s atmosphere and touched down on the iron-rich…
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