astrobiology
Cutting-edge analysis of individual ice grains unveils potential for detecting microbial encasement within ice plumes
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New study suggests that the Martian subsurface might be a good place to look for possible present-day life on the Red Planet
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Challenging assumptions about the possibility of modern life on Mars
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NASA has developed a ground-based galactic cosmic ray simulator at the NASA Space Radiation Laboratory
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Organic compounds called thiophenes were recently discovered on Mars and an astrobiologist thinks their presence would be consistent with the presence of early life on the planet
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Researchers use multiple, miniature instruments to directly detect and analyze life in the Canadian high Arctic, one of the closest analogs to Mars on Earth
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Study, based in part at Berkeley Lab, also suggests dwarf planet in asteroid belt may be a source of rich organic matter
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