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Venus, from NASA/JPL
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Could cells form in Venus’s clouds?

Posted on October 16, 2025October 9, 2025 by Aubrey Zerkle

Astrobiologists demonstrated that cell membrane structures can form in high concentrations of sulfuric acid similar to the clouds of Venus.

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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 life survive in the plumes of Enceladus?

      Posted on September 16, 2024June 26, 2025 by Meri Herrero

      Researchers showed that simple microorganisms could survive rapid boiling in conditions mimicking the geysers of water shooting out of…

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        Could tardigrades survive on Mars?

        Posted on August 5, 2024June 25, 2025 by Aubrey Zerkle

        Researchers found tiny, indestructible “water bears” survived exposure to high levels of toxic salts similar to those found in Martian…

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          Mining with acid-generating bacteria

          Posted on December 18, 2019October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

          Sulfuric acid production by sulfur-oxidizing bacteria may be a solution to a long standing mining problem.

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