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Home » Science Topics » Astrobiology & Space Science » Page 12

Category: Astrobiology & Space Science

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Hunting for fossilized microbes

Posted on January 28, 2019March 12, 2024 by Sciworthy

We’ve all heard of hunting for fossils to learn about the Earth’s past, but what if you wanted to learn about the microbes that lived…

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    A crater on Mars may be a future landing site

    Posted on September 13, 2018December 5, 2023 by Sciworthy

    Here on Earth, scientists study layers of sediment like dirt and sand to better understand how rocks form. The same contextual clues…

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      What happens if we send signals into space?

      Posted on July 16, 2018October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

      For over a hundred years, humans on Earth have been using radio transmissions to communicate with each other. This ability to communicate…

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        Detecting Distant Planet Atmospheres From Afar

        Posted on May 31, 2018October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

        Humans have always been fascinated with the vastness of the universe and its hidden truths. For ages we have tried to explore and study the…

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          Using Gas Bubbles in Lava to Predict Ancient Air Pressure

          Posted on May 24, 2018June 25, 2025 by Sciworthy

          What was the weather like in New York last week? You can look it up on weather.com. What was it like on March 7, 1953, in the pre-internet…

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            Lasers and Fool’s Gold Give a Glimpse Into Our Ocean’s Past

            Posted on January 30, 2018October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

            The amount of trace elements in ocean pyrite correspond to ocean oxygen concentrations at different points in geologic time.

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              Managing Mars: Who Has a Right To It’s Resources?

              Posted on December 22, 2017June 25, 2025 by Sciworthy

              Humans have long been fascinated by the huge Cosmos above us. Perhaps this fascination has been best put to words by Carl Sagan in his…

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                Can you teach an old gene new tricks?

                Posted on December 22, 2017October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

                Evolution explains how living things change over successive generations, giving rise to diversity. Across the evolutionary history of Earth,…

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                  What Protects Exoplanets from Damaging Solar Flares?

                  Posted on November 14, 2017October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

                  Thanks to NASA’s Kepler Mission, over one-thousand potentially habitable exoplanets have been discovered to-date, orbiting around their…

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                    Life May Be Even Older Than We Thought!

                    Posted on November 2, 2017June 24, 2025 by SanjoySom

                    How long has life been around on Earth? Is life an inevitable part of planet formation? The second question is tough to answer, but if life…

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