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Tag Archives: Astrobiology

28Sep/17

Scientists complete 8-month isolation mission simulating life on Mars

September 28, 2017SpaceAstrobiology, Astronomy, Environment, Exploration of Mars, HI-SEAS, HI-SEAS mission, Human mission to Mars, Life on Mars, Mars, Mars analog habitat, NASA, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NEXT MEDIA, Outer space, Space science, Spaceflight, Technology/Internetsmbale

A team of scientists have finally returned to civilization after completing a NASA-funded isolation experiment to simulate life on Mars. Continue reading →

18Apr/17

Swedish scientists discover ‘oldest plant life on Earth’

April 18, 2017ScienceAlgae, Articles, Astrobiology, Cambrian explosion, Earth sciences, Fossil, India, Nature, Organisms, Origin of life, Plant, Red algae, Science, Stefan Bengtson, Stockholm, Sweden, Therese Sallstedt, Timesmbale

Scientists have discovered plant life that is 1.6 billion years old, putting the origin of plant life on the planet back 400 million years earlier than previously thought.
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14Apr/17

Saturn’s ocean-bearing moon could support life: NASA

April 14, 2017SpaceAstrobiology, Astronomical objects, Astronomy, Cassini, Cassini–Huygens, Company: Enceladus Pharma, Enceladus, Enceladus Life Finder, Environment, Geyser, Jeffrey Seewald, Journey to Enceladus and Titan, Natural satellite, Planetary science, Planets of the Solar System, Saturn, Spacecraft, Technology/Internet, United Statessmbale

NASA believes it has discovered oceans on Saturn’s moon Enceladus that could potentially support life. Continue reading →

13Dec/16

UK scientists search for life on Mars evidence

December 13, 2016SpaceAstrobiology, Astronomical objects, Astronomy, Chemistry, GRAHAM PURVIS, Jim Drury, Life on Mars, Mars, Mass spectrometry, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NEWCASTLE, Newcastle University, OF NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY, PETER CUMPSON, Planets, Spirit, STEVENAGE, Technology/Internet, the Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology, United Kingdomsmbale

A unique mass spectrometry suite at an English university is at the centre of a bid by scientists to find evidence of life on Mars, as Jim Drury reports. Continue reading →

31Aug/16

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Curious radio signal stirs talk of extraterrestrials

August 31, 2016SpaceAleksandr Leonidovich Zaitsev, Astrobiology, Astronomy, Claudio Maccone, Communication with extraterrestrial intelligence, Eric Korpela, Extraterrestrial intelligence, Extraterrestrial life, HD 164595, Human Interest, Potential cultural impact of extraterrestrial contact, Search for extraterrestrial intelligence, Seth Shostak, SETI, SETI Institute, United Statessmbale

A curious radio signal picked up by a Russian telescope is probably not a transmission from an extraterrestrial civilization, the SETI Institute says.

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30Oct/15

NASA’s Cassini spacecraft captures photos of Saturn’s Geyser Moon

October 30, 2015SpaceAstrobiology, Atmosphere of Enceladus, Cassini, Cassini–Huygens, Enceladus, Enceladus Life Finder, Explorer of Enceladus and Titan, Hydrothermal vent, Io, Journey to Enceladus and Titan, Natural satellite, Ocean, Paul Helfenstein, Planets of the Solar System, Saturn, Spacecraft, Spaceflightsmbale

NASA’s Cassini spacecraft transmits images of Saturn’s icy, geologically active moon Enceladus, acquired during a dramatic flyby in which the probe passes about 30 miles (49 kilometers) above the moon’s south polar region.

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28Sep/15

Scientists find evidence of recent water flows on Mars – study

September 28, 2015SpaceAstrobiology, Astronomical objects, Astronomy, Exploration of Mars, Jim Green, John Grunsfeld, Life on Mars, Mars, Seasonal flows on warm Martian slopes, Space science, United States, Washington, DC, Water on Marssmbale

NASA scientists say they’re still trying to figure out the chemistry and source of the water on the red planet, the discovery has them now rethinking whether Mars can support present day microbial life.
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