Scientists find a place on Earth where there is no life
Credit: Puri López-García Living beings, especially microorganisms, have a surprising ability to adapt to the most extreme environments on our ...
Tag: Planets/Moons
Ohio University entomologist: Photos show evidence of life on Mars
Analysis of images from Mars rovers shows insect- and reptile-like fossils, creaturesCredit: Analysis by Dr. William Romoser ATHENS, Ohio (Nov. ...
Exoplanet axis study boosts hopes of complex life, just not next door
Credit: NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope "They're out there," goes a saying about extraterrestrials. It would seem more likely to be ...
New moon-seeking sensor aims to improve earth observations
Credit: NASA A new instrument with its eye on the Moon is taking off aboard a high-altitude NASA plane to ...
‘Are we alone?’ Study refines which exoplanets are potentially habitable
First study to combine 3D climate modeling with chemistry explores M dwarf planetsCredit: NASA/Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics/D. Aguilar Study is ...
Distant worlds under many suns
University of Jena astrophysicist discovers numerous multiple star systems with exoplanetsCredit: (Photo: ESO/M. Kornmesser) Is Earth the only habitable planet ...
SwRI demonstrates balloon-based solar observatory
Low-cost option breaks down barriers to solar researchCredit: Southwest Research Institute SAN ANTONIO -- Nov. 7, 2019 -- Southwest Research ...
UCLouvain researcher makes the heart of Mars speak
Credit: UCLouvain For 20 years, Véronique Dehant, a space scientist at University of Louvain (UCLouvain) and the Royal Observatory of ...
132 grams to communicate with Mars
Credit: UCLouvain Dust storms, ionising cosmic radiation, extreme cold at night ... Mars is not very hospitable! It's for these ...
The most spectacular celestial vision you’ll never see
Views of giant planet in wild orbit would be unparalleledCredit: Teo Mocnik / UCR Contrary to previous thought, a gigantic ...
Worldwide observations confirm nearby ‘lensing’ exoplanet
Credit: University of Tokyo Researchers using telescopes around the world confirmed and characterized an exoplanet orbiting a nearby star through ...
WFIRST will add pieces to the dark matter puzzle
Credit: NASA, ESA, and J. Lotz and the HFF Team (STScI) The true nature of dark matter is one of ...
Even ‘Goldilocks’ exoplanets need a well-behaved star
Rice University team models stellar activity on Milky Way neighbors to judge impact on planetsCredit: Alexander Group/Rice University HOUSTON - ...
SwRI-led Lucy mission completes critical design review
NASA mission to the Trojan asteroids enters construction phaseCredit: NASA/Southwest Research Institute SAN ANTONIO -- Oct. 21, 2019 -- The ...