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Stellar flares could masquerade as life on exoplanets

Posted on October 13, 2025October 1, 2025 by Ben Pauley

Astronomers tested whether energy bursts from stars could artificially elevate typical “biosignature” gases on exoplanets.

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    Galaxy Cluster Abell 520
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    How do small galaxies get magnetic fields?

    Posted on September 22, 2025August 28, 2025 by Ben Pauley

    Astronomers showed that small galaxies orbiting larger galaxies become 2 to 8 times more magnetic after nearing their hosts.

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      NASA Mars rover
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      Hot spring rocks could help find life on Mars

      Posted on August 18, 2025August 15, 2025 by Sciworthy

      NASA researchers found that the shape of rocks near hot springs influences the preservation of chemical fossils that could be detectable on…

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        Could “iron snow” fuel life in Europa’s ocean?

        Posted on June 6, 2024June 26, 2025 by Meri Herrero

        Scientists calculated that microorganisms breathing iron oxide “snow” could produce enough energy to survive on Jupiter's icy moon…

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          Could we find evidence for life in fool’s gold?

          Posted on November 21, 2022March 12, 2024 by Sciworthy

          Scientists looked for biosignatures in fool's gold from a Mars-like environment . They found small filaments within the rock that may once…

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            "Blood" colored snow from algae
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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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              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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                Microbes entombed in ancient salts could help search for life on Mars

                Posted on August 8, 2022June 25, 2025 by Aubrey Zerkle

                Geologists discovered microbes trapped in 830-million-year-old salt minerals similar to those found on Mars.

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                  Smart robots could automatically identify Mars rocks

                  Posted on December 20, 2021March 12, 2024 by Sciworthy

                  How do you train a computer to identify the type of Mars rocks it sees? #Mars #geology #machinelearning #deeplearning

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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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