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Category: What might life look like elsewhere in the Universe?

What might life look like elsewhere in the Universe? How do we search for life?
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Building blocks of life may have formed from non-living matter

Posted on August 2, 2021October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

Cell structures similar to membranes can arise from non-living substances under suitable conditions.

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    Earth's Magnetic Field
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    Using radio signals from exoplanets to detect magnetic fields

    Posted on July 29, 2021October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

    An observational technique called ‘beam-forming’ detects exoplanetary radio emissions that allow researchers to calculate exoplanets’…

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      A new way to detect ET life using chemical profiles

      Posted on April 26, 2021October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

      Researchers found a new way to tell the difference between the chemicals of life and the chemicals of non-life...using machine learning!

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        A software program builds alternative DNA molecules

        Posted on April 7, 2021March 12, 2024 by Sciworthy

        Scientists are using computer programs to understand our early beginnings. Click on the link to see how they are doing it, and how they…

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          Microbes from extreme environments help us study space

          Posted on March 18, 2021October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

          Space is a hostile place. It has numerous stressors which make it seem impossible for Earth-like life to thrive there. Some of these…

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            Are we looking for Martian life in the right place?

            Posted on February 4, 2021October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

            Thus far, we have not found evidence of life on Mars. Is it truly a sterile desert, or are we simply looking in the wrong place? #Mars #NASA

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              A stinky noxious gas could point us toward alien life

              Posted on February 1, 2021March 12, 2024 by Sciworthy

              Hold your noses! ET life might produce noxious gases in the form of #phosphine. Here’s why phosphine is an important marker in the search…

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                How “fast radio bursts” are used in the search for alien life

                Posted on January 28, 2021October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

                Detecting fast radio bursts is difficult because the data is "noisy" so ruling out false positives is a current topic of study. A group of…

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                  Microscopic animals glow in the dark to survive radiation

                  Posted on January 18, 2021June 26, 2025 by AnurupMohanty

                  Glowing #tardigrades?! Learn how a newly discovered species of tardigrade survive extreme UV radiation. #astrobiology

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                    What underwater volcanoes can teach us about Saturn’s moon

                    Posted on December 3, 2020October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

                    How can we study far away plants using Earth environments? By looking at the bottom of the ocean! #hydrogen #hydrothermalvents #astrobiology

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