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Sep 19, 2020A rare molecule – phosphine – has been discovered in the clouds of Venus. On Earth, this gas is only made industrially, or by microbes that thrive in oxygen-free environments. -
Aug 26, 2020A theory, called "panspermia", supports the possibility that microbes may migrate between planets and distribute life in the universe. -
Aug 25, 2020A new study is helping scientists piece together the ancient climate of Mars by revealing how much rainfall and snowmelt filled its lake beds and river valleys 3.5 billion to 4 billion years ago. -
Aug 24, 2020An upcoming NASA mission could find that there are more rogue planets – planets that float in space without orbiting a sun – than there are stars in the Milky Way. -
Aug 10, 2020Brines may still be percolating up to the surface on Ceres today as the result of an impact that created the Occator crater 20 million years ago. -
Aug 1, 2020The first helicopter attempting to fly on another planet is a marvel of engineering. Get up to speed with these key facts about its plans. -
Jul 31, 2020Imagine a future where the Perseverance Rover actually found definitive evidence of life on Mars. What would happen next? -
Jul 30, 2020NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover is heading to the Red Planet to search for signs of ancient life, collect samples for future return to Earth and help pave the way for human exploration. -
Jul 29, 2020The trigger for “Snowball Earth” global ice ages may have been drops in incoming sunlight that happened quickly, in geological terms, according to an MIT study. -
Jul 11, 2020NASA has stepped closer to allowing remote onboard computers to direct the search for life on other planets.
