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Lightning Strikes May Have Provided Missing Ingredient for Earth's First Organisms
Posted in Science on 31st Mar, 2021
by Alex Muller
On early Earth, there would have ranged from 100 million to 1 billion lightning strikes a year
NASA's TESS exoplanet mission widens its search to include alien life
Posted in Science on 25th Oct, 2019
by Alex Muller
“We’re looking forward to working together as we try to answer one of the most profound questions about our place in the Universe: Are we alone?”
Mars Curiosity Detects High Methane Levels Which Could Be Life
Posted in Science on 24th Jun, 2019
by Alex Muller
Microbial life is an important source of methane on Earth, but methane can also be created through interactions between rocks and water.
UV-drenched exoplanets might still host life after all
Posted in Science on 10th Apr, 2019
by Alex Muller
Whether or not there's life beyond Earth is one of the most profound questions we can ask, and nearby exoplanets are among the best places to start looking. Unfortunately, some of the most likely candidates are bathed in apparently-lethal levels of radiation.
NASA Gives Us Sugar in Space to Confirm Building Blocks of Life are Everywhere
Posted in Science on 26th Dec, 2018
by Alex Muller
We dont yet know whether life is common in the universe, but were pretty sure the presence of lifes building blocks is not a limiting factor