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Category: Astrobiology

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A new method of detecting extraterrestrial life

Posted on September 5, 2021October 24, 2022 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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    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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      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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        Could impact from asteroids eventually create life?

        Posted on July 13, 2021October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

        Astrobiologists have discovered a possible new pathway for the prebiotic self-assembly of biologically important molecules by replicating…

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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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            What happens when astronaut teams don’t get along?

            Posted on April 15, 2021October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

            Professor Contractor Noshir knows how to help you get along better with your coworkers. He studies the interpersonal dynamics of crews in…

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              A software program builds alternative DNA molecules

              Posted on April 7, 2021October 24, 2022 by Rachel Holland

              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, 2021October 24, 2022 by Genesis Berlanga

                    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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