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Home » Science Topics » Astrobiology & Space Science » Page 7

Category: Astrobiology & Space Science

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A software program builds alternative DNA molecules

Posted on April 7, 2021March 12, 2024 by Sciworthy

Scientists are using computer programs to understand our early beginnings. Click on the link to see how they are doing it, and how they…

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    Microbes from extreme environments help us study space

    Posted on March 18, 2021October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

    Space is a hostile place. It has numerous stressors which make it seem impossible for Earth-like life to thrive there. Some of these…

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      Are we looking for Martian life in the right place?

      Posted on February 4, 2021October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

      Thus far, we have not found evidence of life on Mars. Is it truly a sterile desert, or are we simply looking in the wrong place? #Mars #NASA

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        A stinky noxious gas could point us toward alien life

        Posted on February 1, 2021March 12, 2024 by Sciworthy

        Hold your noses! ET life might produce noxious gases in the form of #phosphine. Here’s why phosphine is an important marker in the search…

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          Microscopic animals glow in the dark to survive radiation

          Posted on January 18, 2021June 26, 2025 by AnurupMohanty

          Glowing #tardigrades?! Learn how a newly discovered species of tardigrade survive extreme UV radiation. #astrobiology

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            Mysterious gas found near Milky Way’s center

            Posted on December 14, 2020June 25, 2025 by Sciworthy

            A mysterious cold gas shooting out of the center of the Milky Way galaxy has left scientists puzzled.

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              What 600 days in space does to living cells

              Posted on December 10, 2020June 25, 2025 by Sciworthy

              Another study testing the limits of life in space, this time on the moon! #moon #lifeinspace #humanspaceflight #NASA #cyanobacteria…

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                What underwater volcanoes can teach us about Saturn’s moon

                Posted on December 3, 2020October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

                How can we study far away plants using Earth environments? By looking at the bottom of the ocean! #hydrogen #hydrothermalvents #astrobiology

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                  Is there life on Venus?

                  Posted on December 2, 2020June 13, 2025 by Sciworthy

                  In September, a research group broke the internet when they said they discovered a molecule called phosphine in the atmosphere of Venus.…

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                    Is humanity ready to live in space?

                    Posted on December 1, 2020October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

                    This article explores incentives for projects spanning millennia, and determines which of those incentives would provide the most successful…

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