It’s a paradox: life needs water to survive, but a world full of water cannot generate the biomolecules that would have been essential at the beginning of life. Or so the researchers…
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Evidence of Mars’ Ancient Ocean Increases Likelihood of Past Life
New maps of Mars’ topography provide evidence for the existence of an ocean on the planet in its ancient history, with implications for its ability to once support life. A map of…
People around the world share their favorite side of American life and culture
The United States may not be perfect – and it is certainly often criticized by Americans and non-Americans alike – but there are some very good things about life here, in my…
Bringing the Odyssey Ark to Life: Meet the Team Behind the Revolutionary Game Display
In the game world we can become the captain of a warship or the fastest racer in the world. Players enter their own unique virtual space via a screen. Samsung Odyssey Ark,…
NASA has a life detection instrument ready to fly to Europa or Enceladus
NASA scientists have developed a new device designed to autonomously detect life in aqueous plumes blasted into space from icy moons like Enceladus and possibly Europa. Saturnthe moon Enceladus and Jupiterthe moon…
Your Horoscope for the Week Ahead: Take Time to Recalibrate as the Skies Calm | Radio-Canada Life
After a particularly active astrological period, the sky will slow down this week, giving us the opportunity to assimilate the changes induced by the solar eclipse in Scorpio and Mars turning retrograde….
Would Mark Watney have survived in real life, and what it can tell us about sending humans to Mars
We eventually want to send humans to Mars, and while it will be both a historic and exciting journey, it could also be tragic and terrible, and we also need to address…
Traces of ancient oceans discovered on Mars – this means “higher potential for life”
Stitched from 28 images, this view of NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover was captured after the rover climbed the steep slope of a geological feature called the “Greenheugh Pediment”. In the distance at…
Another Reason Red Dwarfs Could Be Bad For Life: No Asteroid Belts
In a recent study accepted by The Astrophysical Journal Letters, a team of researchers from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) investigated the potential for life on exoplanets orbiting M dwarf…
A new impact crater on Mars has discovered a ‘hidden’ cache of ice
The discovery of a new meteorite crater on Mars has revealed a potential new resource that could be crucial to NASA’s plans for future human exploration of the Red Planet. Last Christmas…