chemistry
Oxygen, Methane, and Water Ice on Comet 67P Have Learnings for Early Earth Life
Posted in Science on 21st Nov, 2015
by Alex Muller
Molecular O2 is an important bio-signature, along with the presence of water and methane, both of which are present on the comet.
NASA's chemical 'laptop' would help find life on other planets
Posted in Hardware on 18th Nov, 2015
by Alex Muller
NASA's newly tested Chemical Laptop is the first device built to detect amino acids and fatty acids (the telltale signs of life as we know it) on other worlds.
What is interplanetary dust and can it spread the ingredients of life?
Posted in Science on 17th Nov, 2015
by Alex Muller
NASA reported that a cloud of dust was surrounding Mars high above its atmosphere. They ruled out Mars itself and its moons Phobos and Deimos as the sources of the dust.
A new study challenges assumptions about the origins of Earth's water
Posted in Science on 15th Nov, 2015
by Alex Muller
If the new hypothesis is correct, it could mean better prospects of finding other rock-and-ocean worlds throughout the galaxy.
New Horizons: Pluto may have ice volcanoes
Posted in Science on 10th Nov, 2015
by Alex Muller
Two possible ice volcanoes have been identified on the surface of Pluto.