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The Encyclopedia of Science's Frontier

Home » Science Topics » Astrobiology & Space Science » Page 6

Category: Astrobiology & Space Science

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Researchers propose making concrete with human bodily fluids

Posted on October 25, 2021June 25, 2025 by Hunter Dulay

Imagine what it would be like to be an astronaut landing on Mars for the first time. The red planet has little more than dust and rocks as…

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    Mars could host a deep underground biosphere

    Posted on October 21, 2021June 13, 2025 by Andrea Corpolongo

    Scientists estimate that parts of Mars’ would be able to support up to one million microbes per kilogram of rock deep underground.

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      Deep-ocean rocks mimic early Mars

      Posted on October 14, 2021June 25, 2025 by Sciworthy

      It’s no secret that humans have their eyes on the Red Planet. Since the surface of Mars is really different from Earth, a lot of…

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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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          Intelligent life might be rare

          Posted on September 17, 2021October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

          How hard is it for evolution to produce intelligent life like humans? We don't really know, but some computational modelers tried to answer…

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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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              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, 2021June 24, 2025 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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