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Home » Big Questions » What is out in space? » Page 4

Category: What is out in space?

What is matter and dark matter? What kinds of things happen in space? What do we know about the physics in space?
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How to spot colorful life on icy exoplanets

Posted on November 7, 2022June 25, 2025 by Aubrey Zerkle

In recent decades, astronomers have discovered more than 5000 planets orbiting stars beyond our solar system, with nearly 9000 more…

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    When life detoxifies itself, it leaves behind a helpful sign

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

    Scientists found that a methylated gas produced by life as a waste product of detoxification could serve as a remotely observable sign of…

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      How do we choose which planets to search for life?

      Posted on September 19, 2022October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

      Scientists used computer models to determine how likely a planet is to be habitable by its age, size, and distance from its sun.

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        Why did a bunch of asteroids hit the Earth billions of years ago?

        Posted on July 6, 2022June 25, 2025 by Aubrey Zerkle

        The first cells of life on Earth had a lot to contend with. Conditions were harsh and unpredictable. The air was thick with volcanic gases.…

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          Future telescopes could search for alien farms

          Posted on April 12, 2022June 25, 2025 by Jacob Haqq Misra

          Simulations suggest that the light observed from a distant planet around another star might be able to show evidence of ammonia and nitrous…

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            A detailed look at a rare meteorite

            Posted on January 10, 2022June 25, 2025 by Sciworthy

            A carbonaceous meteorite that fell in Costa Rica holds organic compounds that are preserved from the earliest stages of our solar system,…

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              How can we search for life as we don’t know it?

              Posted on December 16, 2021June 24, 2025 by Andrea Corpolongo

              It's hard to look for signs of life beyond Earth. It's a little easier if we assume that life out there is like Earth life. But what if it…

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                Tardigrades help us understand if rocks can be vehicles for life

                Posted on October 11, 2021May 9, 2024 by AnurupMohanty

                Have you heard of Panspermia? The hypothesis says that life originated somewhere else and travelled to Earth on rocks through space.…

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                  A new method of detecting extraterrestrial life

                  Posted on September 5, 2021June 24, 2025 by Sciworthy

                  Researchers discovered computer-led chemical analysis of a sample is a powerful tool for searching for ET biochemistry without making…

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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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