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Mars Kept a Secret for 3.5 Billion Years – NASA’s Curiosity Rover Finally Dug It Up
Scientists using NASA’s Curiosity rover have discovered siderite—an iron carbonate—in the sulfate-rich rocks of Gale Crater, ...
Could alien life thrive on K2-18b? What to know about the distant exoplanet
K2-18b, an exoplanet 120 light-years away, may be the best hope to confirm that life exists beyond Earth. Here's what to know ...
Scientists find "strongest evidence yet" of life on distant planet K2-18b: "This could be the tipping point"
U.S. team of researchers detected signs of two chemicals in the planet's atmosphere long considered to be "biosignatures" ...
The Prototype: NASA Budget Cuts Threaten Scientific Discovery
In this week’s edition of The Prototype, we look at potential first signs of life on another world, an FDA greenlight for ...
Scientists detect signature of life on a distant planet, study suggests
Astronomers have made a detection suggesting biosignatures, or signs of biological activity, on an exoplanet located 124 ...
From space to school: Moon Tree symbolizes growth & discovery at GSSM
The South Carolina Governor’s School for Science & Mathematics (GSSM) hosted a dedication ceremony on Wednesday, April 16, to ...
Texas Senators demand return of Space Shuttle Discovery to Houston
Texas Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are blaming political favoritism for what they call a decades-old snub—and now ...
Unexpected space discovery: The asteroid that threatens to crash into the Moon has a never-before-seen shape
YR4, which recently caused concern over the possibility of it impacting Earth, has been the subject of extensive tracking ...
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Texas senators: Move space shuttle Discovery from Smithsonian to Houston
Two Texas senators have introduced legislation that would strip the Smithsonian of the retired space shuttle Discovery and send it to Houston for display. NASA's retired space shuttle ...