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| Microbial Life in Mars Analog Lakes |
| Topic: Extreme Life |
01/21/10 |
| The first microbiological survey of Mars analog lakes in Western Australia is offering new evidence of the diverse life that could have once thrived on Mars. |
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| Solar System Shield |
| Topic: Cosmic Evolution |
01/14/10 |
| Water vapor in planet-forming disks may block ultraviolet radiation from destroying water and other important molecules for life, according to new calculations. |
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| Planning Our Phases on the Moon |
| Topic: Moon to Mars |
01/07/10 |
| As space agencies around the world gear up for a return of humans to the Moon, researchers are beginning to outline important scientific priorities. A new study at an impact crater in Canada is helping mission planners develop the most effective methods for exploring the lunar surface. |
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| Shallow Origins |
| Topic: Origin & Evolution of Life |
12/21/09 |
| New research, focusing on shallow hydrothermal vents, is shedding light on a possible location for where life on Earth began. |
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| How to Find Signs of Life on Mars |
| Topic: Mars |
12/17/09 |
| By studying the signatures of fossil life on Earth, geobiologists can get a clue of what to look for when hunting for extraterrestrial life on Mars. |
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| Fossils on the Edge of Forever |
| Topic: Origin & Evolution of Life |
12/14/09 |
| Astrobiologists have not yet found alien life on other planets. But the fossil record has evidence of aliens of another sort: the Ediacarans that lived on Earth millions of years ago. |
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| The Meandering Channels of Mars |
| Topic: Mars |
12/10/09 |
| Sinuous channels on the Martian surface may be evidence of relatively recent rainfall. Researchers plan to test this hypothesis by studying sinuous streams on Earth. |
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| Keeping Mars Contained |
| Topic: Moon to Mars |
12/03/09 |
| When robotic spacecraft bring a sample of Mars back to Earth, scientists will need specially-designed facilities to study the samples and prevent them from escaping to the outside world. |
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| Superior Super Earths |
| Topic: Cosmic Evolution |
11/30/09 |
| Super Earths are named for their size, but these planets – which range from about 2 to 10 Earth masses – could be superior to the Earth when it comes to sustaining life. They could also provide an answer to the ‘Fermi Paradox´: Why haven´t we been visited by aliens? |
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| From Greenhouse to Icehouse |
| Topic: Climate |
11/23/09 |
| A new study that reconstructed ocean temperatures from millions of years ago could provide new insight into how the Earth responds to climate change. |
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