Astrobiology

NASA Study Finds Life-Sparking Energy Source and Molecule at Enceladus

NASA Study Finds Life-Sparking Energy Source and Molecule at Enceladus

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

A study zooms in on data that NASA’s Cassini gathered at Saturn’s icy moon and finds evidence of a key ingredient for ...

Did Life Exist on Mars and Other Planets? We May Know Soon

Did Life Exist on Mars and Other Planets? We May Know Soon

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

Scientists have developed a groundbreaking AI-based method to detect signs of life on other planets. This method, with 90% accuracy, distinguishes between ...

Bennu Asteroid Samples May ‘Fundamentally’ Shift Views of Life

Bennu Asteroid Samples May ‘Fundamentally’ Shift Views of Life

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Dr. Thomas Hughes

We’ve all been there: You’re getting some peanut butter, or looking to nosh a nice pickle, when you find your wrist strength ...

New Hints for Life on Icy Exoplanets

New Hints for Life on Icy Exoplanets

Science
Dr. Thomas Hughes

An artistic representation of how the northern infrared aurora would have looked in 2006 (marked in red). The darker red locations indicate ...