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An artist’s rendering shows a planetary collision near the star Vega. The Moon may have formed from the debris of such an impact between Earth and a Mars-sized body.
When Protoplanets CollideJune 1, 2019
Cross-polarized light thin section of NWA 7325. Width of field = 5 mm
A Meteorite's Story of Complex Planetary ProcessesMay 31, 2019
Artist's conception of the dust and gas surrounding a newly formed planetary system.
Tracing Meteorites to the Solar NebulaMay 30, 2019
Hydrothermal system at Ethiopia’s Danakil Depression, where uniquely extreme life persists in salt chimneys and surrounding water. Yellow deposits are a variety of sulphates and red areas are deposits of iron oxides. Copper salts color the water green.
The Message of Really, Really Extreme LifeMay 29, 2019
Diopatra cuprea parchments exposed during low tide. Examples of tube openings are indicated with white arrows. Examples of parchment that extend above the sediment– water interface are indicated with black arrows.
Burrowing in Shallow Marine SedimentsMay 29, 2019
The Santa Fe Institute presents a new, free online course - Origins of Life. Instruction begins June 14, 2019.
Origins of Life: Free Online CourseMay 28, 2019
Our solar system's giants, Jupiter (left) and Saturn (right).
Meteor Magnets in Outer SpaceMay 24, 2019
A blue halite hosted in Zag (JSC) with tips of tweezer for scale. Size of the crystal is ~2 μm.
A Cold Clast in the Zag MeteoriteMay 24, 2019
An artist’s impression of early Earth, where the first simple proteins may have formed.
Characterizing Biomolecules in Complex MixturesMay 23, 2019
Extremophiles, such as the thermophiles that give the microbial mats such vivid colors in the hot springs in Yellowstone National Park, are a hot topic of study amongst astrobiologists in the UK.
Virus Immunity in Geographically Diverse Microbial PopulationsMay 22, 2019
DECam is a high-performance, wide-field CCD imager mounted at the prime focus of the Blanco 4-m telescope at Cerro Tololo Inter-American observatory (CTIO).
A Survey of Low Mass and Substellar ObjectsMay 21, 2019
Kenneth McGuinness, a Post-Doctoral Associate with the ENIGMA team at Rutgers University, speaks with students at an educational evening at McKinely Community School in New Brunswick, New Jersey.
Reaching Out to the Next Generation of AstrobiologistsMay 20, 2019
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