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Hidden biosphere discovered beneath world's driest hot desert Berlin, Germany (SPX) Apr 24, 2024 Researchers exploring Earth's driest hot desert, the Atacama Desert in northern Chile, have uncovered a hidden microbial world 13 feet beneath the surface, shedding light on potential extraterrestrial life habitats. Despite the harsh conditions, with scarce higher life forms, the hyper-arid soil rich in salts and sulfates nurtures bacteria. While the top 80 centimeters of soil offer some protection from UV light and a small amount of water, deeper layers reveal more. Dirk Wagner and his team ... read more |
Study traces bioluminescence back 540 million years in octocorals Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 24, 2024 Bioluminescence, the ability of organisms to emit light, originated in marine invertebrates known as octocorals at least 540 million years ago, a study by Smithsonian scientists indicates. This disc ... more Livermore CA (SPX) Apr 26, 2024 Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's (LLNL) Pandora?SmallSat mission recently passed NASA's critical design review: a major milestone for the mission to continue its journey toward launch. The P ... more Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 23, 2024 Astronomers have been captivated by the recent identification of what might be a novel category of "free-floating" planets, unveiled through remarkable images from the James Webb Space Telescope. Th ... more Berlin, Germany (SPX) Apr 22, 2024 Scientists from the University of Vienna have shed light on how desert soil bacteria survive and thrive under the extreme conditions of prolonged droughts and intermittent heavy rainfall. Their find ... more |
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NASA's planet-hunter TESS temporarily shuts off Washington DC (UPI) Apr 11, 2024 NASA's eye in the sky has unexpectedly shut off, temporarily interrupting its survey of space. ... more Berlin, Germany (SPX) Apr 08, 2024 The CHEOPS space telescope, managed by the University of Geneva (UNIGE), has made a landmark observation of the exoplanet WASP-76b, revealing an atmospheric phenomenon akin to a "glory," akin to a r ... more Paris (ESA) Apr 08, 2024 Data from Cheops and its friends suggest that between the unbearable heat and light of exoplanet WASP-76b's sunlit face, and the endless night of its dark side, may be the first extrasolar 'glory'. ... more Berlin, Germany (SPX) Apr 05, 2024 The enigma of life's origins is as complex as life itself, with myriad intricate processes unfolding within cells. From protein synthesis to DNA replication, the coordination and concentration of re ... more Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 03, 2024 Scientists at the Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences have introduced a pioneering method to simultaneously measure and connect the genetics and functionality of microbes thriving in Earth's oxyge ... more |
Webb Telescope unveils first glimpse into planetary formation Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 02, 2024 In a major stride for astronomy, scientists utilizing the Webb Telescope, equipped with advanced infrared technology partly developed by the University of Arizona, have captured the first direct views of the materials shaping a young planetary system. This research is directly helping our understanding of how planets emerge from the dense interstellar dust and gas. At the UArizona Steward Observatory, led by Jarron Leisenring, researchers have delved into the depths of space to observe the infancy ... read more Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 28, 2024 In a pioneering effort to uncover the mysteries of planet formation, astronomers have directed the James Webb Space Telescope's (JWST) advanced capabilities toward protoplanetary disks, the birthpla ... more |
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ESA targets Enceladus in ambitious mission to Saturn Paris, France (SPX) Mar 27, 2024 The European Space Agency (ESA) has unveiled plans for an ambitious mission to explore Enceladus, one of Saturn's moons, as part of its Voyage 2050 program. This initiative, which follows in the foo ... more 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 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 ... 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 |
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