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Category: Astrobiology

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A space-age rat cage helps NASA study health in low gravity

Posted on March 27, 2016October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy 156 views

When the NASA Space Shuttle was flying, it carried a variety of scientific equipment for running experiments. One of these devices was an…

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    Could Life Thrive on Radiation? Scientists Say It’s Possible

    Posted on September 29, 2015October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy 2k views

    All life on Earth survives because of the sun. Plants use a process called photosynthesis to transfer energy from the Sun’s rays into the…

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      Kepler discovers the first planet believed to be very similar to Earth

      Posted on July 28, 2015October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy 160 views

      1992 First exoplanet to orbit a main sequence star is discovered by Aleksander Wolszczan. The first confirmed exoplanet is a ‘hot…

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        Are We Alone In the Universe?

        Posted on July 27, 2015October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy 75 views

        Astrobiology is asking three fundamental questions: 1. What is life? 2. Are we alone out there? 3. What is the future of humankind? “Are…

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          What Causes Ice Ages? A New Proposal.

          Posted on April 18, 2015October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy 213 views

          A new international study casts doubt on the leading theory of what causes ice ages around the world — changes in the way the Earth…

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            When Dolphins Learned to Swim

            Posted on April 18, 2015October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy 186 views

            For more than 250 million years, four-limbed land animals known as tetrapods have repeatedly conquered the Earth’s oceans. These…

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              Hydrofracturing in the Greenland Ice Sheet

              Posted on April 3, 2015October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy 310 views

              Surface meltwater regularly travels to the bottom of the Greenland Ice Sheet and lubricates the flow of the ice into the ocean, but new…

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                Abnormally high plume observed above surface of Mars

                Posted on February 20, 2015October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy 100 views

                Plumes seen reaching high above the surface of Mars are causing a stir among scientists studying the atmosphere on the Red Planet On two…

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                  Is the mind algorithmic?

                  Posted on January 1, 2015October 24, 2022 by CrystalRiley 136 views

                  Disagreements in how we use words can cause major confusion. Sometimes, someone uses the word “far” to mean 50 miles, and other times…

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                    Can cold-loving bacteria help to clean up oil spills?

                    Posted on December 16, 2014October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy 142 views

                    For several decades scientists have been interested in the ability of psychrophilic (cold- loving) microbial communities to degrade the…

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