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Shooting stars show Earth had oxygen eons before we thought
Posted in Science on 13th May, 2016
by Alex Muller
The scorched remains of 60 micrometeorites have survived 2.7 billion years in Western Australia. They are the oldest space rocks ever discovered on Earth.
Kepler telescope discovers 100 Earth-sized planets
Posted in Science on 11th May, 2016
by Alex Muller
It has also detected nine small planets within so-called habitable zones, where conditions are favourable for liquid water, and potentially life.
NASA just detected oxygen in the Martian atmosphere
Posted in Science on 10th May, 2016
by Alex Muller
"Atomic oxygen in the Martian atmosphere is notoriously difficult to measure"
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter by NASA May Have Found Evidence of Volcanic Eruptions
Posted in Science on 8th May, 2016
by Alex Muller
With the help of mineral-mapping, scientists found evidences that there were volcanic activities on Mars billions of years ago.
Europe and Russia delay ExoMars rover project to 2020
Posted in Science on 4th May, 2016
by Alex Muller
The aim of the mission is to land a rover on the Red Planet. Capable of drilling up to 2m below the surface, it would search for signs of past or present life.