In our cosmic neighborhood, space telescope spots rare ‘Einstein ring’ of light around galaxy
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Europe’s Euclid space telescope has detected a rare halo of bright light around a nearby galaxy, ...
New Book Reveals Why We Need An Exoplanet Reality Check
Is Earth really exceptional?  A new book seems to reaffirm that notion.  But given the right conditions, primitive life may be a mere byproduct of biophysics.
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Is there life out there? The existence of other technological species is highly likely
We live in a golden age for space exploration. Scientists are gathering massive amounts of new information and scientific ...
Are we not alone? Research suggests intelligent aliens may exist — perhaps even in our own galaxy
The search for life beyond Earth is accelerating, with new telescopes, spacecraft, and missions exploring the universe for ...
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Surprisingly salty asteroid Bennu contains the building blocks of life
The Bennu samples contain 14 of the 20 amino acids that are essential for life on Earth to build proteins. Also found were ...
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Life’s ingredients discovered in samples Nasa probe returned from an asteroid
Samples returned from an asteroid contain a surprising abundance of the basic ingredients of life. They were discovered to be rich in carbon, nitrogen and ammonia, with over 30 kinds of amino acids ...
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Unprecedented asteroid samples contain organic compounds and minerals crucial to life, scientists say
Scientists believe Bennu was once part of a larger “parent” asteroid that lost a few pieces due to an impact. Then, those ...
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Surprisingly salty asteroid Bennu contains the building blocks of life
and gravel that all clumped together due to their mutual gravitational pull on each other. If you were able to instantly (and safely) transport Bennu from space to the surface of Earth ...