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Laguna Negra in the Chilean Andes is a glacial lake that contains the remains of ancient life and is exposed to ultraviolet light.
How Glacial Biomarkers can Hone the Search for Extraterrestrial LifeJuly 26, 2018
Artist impression of the Mars Express spacecraft probing the southern hemisphere of Mars, superimposed on a radar cross section of the southern polar layered deposits.
Large Reservoir of Liquid Water Found Deep Below the Surface of MarsJuly 25, 2018
An artist’s impression of early Earth, where the first simple proteins may have formed.
Strategies to Discover Life's OriginsJuly 25, 2018
Spectral data from the first light of the ESPRESSO instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope in Chile. The light from a star has been dispersed into its component colors. This view has been colorised to indicate how the wavelengths change across the image.
A New Frontier for Exoplanet HuntingJuly 24, 2018
Cassini made its final, distant flyby of Saturn's moon Titan on Sept. 11, which set the spacecraft on its final dive toward the planet.
Where to Search for Signs of Life on TitanJuly 24, 2018
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Environments that Allowed Ediacara Biota to FlourishJuly 23, 2018
The BIOMEX experiment, performed by DLR, being attached by astronauts to the exterior of the International Space Station.
German Aerospace Center: Institute of Planetary ResearchJuly 23, 2018
Artist representation of human and robotic Mars exploration.
Addressing Planetary Protection Knowledge for Future MissionsJuly 20, 2018
Artist impression of a strand of DNA.
Assessing Metabolic Pathways in Metagenome-Assembled GenomesJuly 19, 2018
What the world looked like 250 million years ago.
Testing Molybdenum Isotopes as a Paleoredox ProxyJuly 18, 2018
The study focuses on amide hydrolysis in the presence of K+ and Na+.
Amide Hydrolysis in the Presence of K+ and Na+July 17, 2018
This photo from the 1964 NMSU yearbook shows Bradford Smith, left, Clyde Tombaugh, center and Jim Robinson.
Bradford A. Smith (1931-2018)July 17, 2018
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