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Life Detection on Ice Moons Could Be Within Reach, New Study Shows Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 22, 2024 A joint study by the University of Washington, Seattle, and Freie Universitat Berlin has found that ice grains ejected from moons orbiting Saturn and Jupiter may carry detectable signs of life. This discovery comes ahead of the upcoming space missions aiming to explore these extraterrestrial bodies more closely. Lead author Fabian Klenner, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Washington's Department of Earth and Space Sciences, expressed optimism about the potential for future spacecraft ... read more |
Unveiling hydrogen's role in life's early energy mechanisms Berlin, Germany (SPX) Mar 25, 2024 A study reveals that hydrogen gas, known as a modern clean fuel, was also a fundamental energy source at the dawn of life nearly 4 billion years ago. This discovery underscores hydrogen's longstandi ... more Tucson AZ (SPX) Mar 14, 2024 Many artists have tried to depict what Earth might have looked like billions of years ago, before life made its appearance. Many scenes trade snow-covered mountains for lava-gushing volcanoes and bl ... more Baltimore MD (SPX) Mar 14, 2024 What do margaritas, vinegar, and ant stings have in common? They contain chemical ingredients that NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has identified surrounding two young protostars known as IRAS 2A ... more Baltimore MD (SPX) Mar 11, 2024 Sound waves thought to be from a 2014 meteor fireball north of Papua New Guinea were almost certainly vibrations from a truck rumbling along a nearby road, new Johns Hopkins University-led research ... more |
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James Webb Telescope Unveils Role of Massive Stars in Planet Formation Paris, France (SPX) Mar 01, 2024 Recent observations from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have shed new light on the complex interplay between massive stars and the formation of planetary systems, offering groundbreaking insi ... more Ithica NY (SPX) Mar 01, 2024 Decades before any probe dips a toe - and thermometer - into the waters of distant ocean worlds, Cornell astrobiologists have devised a novel way to determine ocean temperatures based on the thickne ... more Manchester UK (SPX) Mar 01, 2024 Researchers have found water vapour in the disc around a young star exactly where planets may be forming. Water is a key ingredient for life on Earth and is also thought to play a significant ... more Washington DC (SPX) Feb 29, 2024 Which planets are most likely to lose their atmospheres? New research finds a surprising relationship between planet size and atmospheric escape and suggests that the smallest planets aren't losing ... more Irvine CA (SPX) Jan 29, 2024 A recently discovered solar system with six confirmed exoplanets and a possible seventh is boosting astronomers' knowledge of planet formation and evolution. Relying on a globe-spanning arsenal of o ... more |
CUTE's groundbreaking design paves the way for future small-scale space missions Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 28, 2024 NASA's innovative approach to studying the atmospheres of distant worlds has taken a significant leap forward with the Colorado Ultraviolet Transit Experiment (CUTE) mission. Since its launch in September 2021, CUTE has been pioneering the observation of exoplanets using a uniquely designed small spacecraft, marking a milestone in space exploration technology. At the heart of CUTE's mission is the study of atmospheric escape, a crucial process that influences the evolution and composition of plane ... read more Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Feb 28, 2024 Life is indeed possible on Earth. This has been demonstrated in a study conducted by the Institute of Particle Physics and Astrophysics at ETH Zurich. Of course, the researchers' intention wasn't to ... more |
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NASA's Hubble Finds Water Vapor in Small Exoplanet's Atmosphere Montreal, Canada (SPX) Jan 26, 2024 Astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope observed the smallest exoplanet where water vapor has been detected in the atmosphere. At only approximately twice Earth's diameter, the planet GJ 982 ... more Tucson AZ (SPX) Feb 15, 2024 Stars that pass by our Solar System have altered the long-term orbital evolution of planets, including Earth, and by extension modified our climate. "Perturbations - a minor deviation in the c ... more Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 15, 2024 In a remarkable advancement in the field of astronomy, researchers have unveiled findings that challenge our traditional understanding of planetary systems. A team of astronomers has discovered Jupi ... more Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 13, 2024 In a groundbreaking development for the field of astrophysics and the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI), researchers from the SETI Institute, Berkeley SETI Research Center, and the Uni ... more Heidelberg, Germany (SPX) Feb 12, 2024 Ordinarily, planets in evolved planetary systems, such as the Solar System, follow stable orbits around their central star. However, many indications suggest that some planets might depart from thei ... more |
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