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U.S. team of researchers detected signs of two chemicals in the planet's atmosphere long considered to be "biosignatures" indicating extraterrestrial life.

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An internal government document proposes significant changes for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration​, ...

For over 400 years, sailors have reported a mysterious phenomenon in which the ocean appears to glow as far as the eye can ...

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On Uranus, a day just lasts far longer. More precise rotational time observations of the gas giant should enable scientists to plan visits to investigate it. Unlike on Mars and Earth, savage ...

A new international study suggests that microbial life, though scarce, could potentially exist in Titan's subsurface ocean. Researchers focused on glycine fermentation, a process that could support a ...

Furthermore, the findings bolster the theory that the moon formed when a giant, Mars -size protoplanet slammed into the young ...