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"Exoplanet K2-18b" by NASA Hubble Space Telescope is licensed under CC BY 2.0
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The search for habitable worlds

Posted on October 15, 2026September 18, 2026 by Ben Pauley

Scientists identified 47 near-Earth stars as the most likely to have rocky planets with ideal surface temperatures for life.

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    Perseverance's Selfie With 'Cheyava Falls'
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    Are Martian organics remnants of ancient life?

    Posted on October 8, 2026October 8, 2026 by Andrea Corpolongo

    Scientists found that organic molecules in Jezero Crater on Mars are similar to both biological and non-biological organic matter on Earth.

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      Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex
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      Are aliens receiving radio signals from Earth?

      Posted on March 3, 2026February 26, 2026 by Ben Pauley

      Scientists calculated the maximum distance at which extraterrestrials with modern human-level technology could detect radio signals from…

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        Assembling the Mars rover at Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
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        Spacecraft microbes “sleep” to survive sterilization

        Posted on January 5, 2026September 1, 2026 by Arda Sems

        Researchers discovered a bacterium in NASA’s spacecraft assembly facilities that can enter a hibernation state to survive planetary…

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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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            This rendering shows a snapshot from a cosmological simulation of a Lyman-alpha Blob similar to LAB-1. This simulation tracks the evolution of gas and dark matter using one of the latest models for galaxy formation running on the NASA Pleiades supercomputer. This view shows the distribution of gas within the dark matter halo, colour coded so that cold gas (mainly neutral hydrogen) appears red and hot gas appears white. Embedded at the centre of this system are two strongly star-forming galaxies, but these are surrounded by hot gas and many smaller satellite galaxies that appear as small red clumps of gas here. Lyman-alpha photons escape from the central galaxies and scatter off the cold gas associated with these satellites to give rise to an extended Lyman-alpha Blob.
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            Astronomers find distant galaxies with neural networks

            Posted on April 7, 2025June 25, 2025 by Ben Pauley

            Researchers developed a computer algorithm that correctly predicted the light emission characteristics of ancient faraway galaxies based on…

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              A crater lake on Mars was racked by ancient flash floods

              Posted on March 28, 2022September 1, 2026 by Sciworthy

              One picture from the surface of Mars can tell us an entire story about the history and formation of that place. Often, the similarities and…

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                How does the human body react to being in space?

                Posted on December 21, 2020June 24, 2025 by Sciworthy

                Is going to space safe for human health? Two astronauts, who were twins, volunteered for a research study to look at how the body changes…

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                  Which came first, the cysteine or the egg?

                  Posted on February 13, 2020December 5, 2023 by Sciworthy

                  Scientists used to think cysteine was required to manufacture itself. Turns out, it isn't. In fact, cysteine slows down the manufacture of…

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                    Can Artificial Intelligence find new planets for us?

                    Posted on November 28, 2019October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

                    On a clear night you might easily see Jupiter, Mars or other planets from our solar system. This is how astronomers from thousands of years…

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