life
Life exploded on Earth after the slow rise of oxygen
Posted in Science on 19th Dec, 2015
by Alex Muller
It took 100 million years for oxygen in the oceans and atmosphere to increase to the level that allowed the explosion of animal life on Earth 600 million years ago.
A drill to tunnel miles below the surface of Mars
Posted in Hardware on 3rd Dec, 2015
by Alex Muller
In the California desert, Honeybee robotics is testing a drill that could search for life on other worlds.
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.
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.
Most Earth-like worlds have yet to be born, says new NASA study
Posted in Science on 21st Oct, 2015
by Alex Muller
There should already be 1 billion Earth-sized worlds in the Milky Way galaxy. That estimate skyrockets when you include the other 100 billion galaxies in the observable universe.