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Jupiter’s moon Europa has an ocean hidden beneath a crust of ice and is a leading candidate in the search for other life in the Solar System.
Clues to Ocean Composition on EuropaApril 3, 2016
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US Planetary Scientists, Are Your Laboratories Adequately Supported?March 31, 2016
An image of an interstellar nebula with some polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) molecular structures superimposed.
Excited States of PAHsMarch 30, 2016
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FfAME/Templeton Grants AwardedMarch 29, 2016
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Ranking Exoplanets By Their Potential For LifeMarch 28, 2016
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Mary Voytek Profiled for Women's History MonthMarch 28, 2016
A 3-D view of a model protocell (a primitive cell) approximately 100 nanometers in diameter modeled by a team of researchers at Harvard University. Credit: Janet Iwasa/NSF
Attracting RNA to Protocell MembranesMarch 27, 2016
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Penny Boston Spelunking for Alien Life on EarthMarch 25, 2016
Fullerene molecule (C60).
Rethinking a Geologic Indicator for Impact EventsMarch 24, 2016
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AstRoMap - European Astrobiology RoadmapMarch 23, 2016
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House Passes "INSPIRE Women" Bills, Promoting Women in ScienceMarch 22, 2016
Matching features between two successive passes along the Soquel Canyon wall. The features are shown as yellow circles and matching features are connected in red. There are sufficient correspondences to declare an image match.
Algorithms for Underwater ExplorationMarch 22, 2016
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