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Why freezing cold worlds could be our best bet for alien life in the solar system
1 week ago

Why freezing cold worlds could be our best bet for alien life in the solar system

Salon  

The universe is full of icy worlds that scientists suspect could serve as homes for alien life. The term comes from the Greek meaning “universal-melt.” By applying cenotectic physics to known conditions on various distant worlds, the researchers ascertained how water on these icy distant bodies could remain liquid enough to sustain life. The authors speculate in their work about …

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The significance of liquid water on Mars
1 week, 4 days ago

The significance of liquid water on Mars

Live Mint  

THE APPLICATION of Bayesian inversion to a range of lithologic parameters in an assessment of seismic data hardly seems the stuff of headlines. But when the seismic data you are assessing come from Mars, and when your reasoning suggests that the best explanation for them is liquid water in the pores between rocks, you have a story. Perhaps not much—the …

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Did Venus have oceans like its twin Earth? Scientists now have a definite answer
1 month, 1 week ago

Did Venus have oceans like its twin Earth? Scientists now have a definite answer

India Today  

New research has put a damper on the long-held belief that Venus, often dubbed Earth's twin, may have once been covered by oceans. A study published in Nature Astronomy reveals that Venus has a significantly dry interior, suggesting it has never harbored the liquid water necessary for oceans or life as we know it. Tereza Constantinou, the study's lead author …

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Hopes of finding life on Venus are DASHED - as scientists claim Earth's 'evil twin' has never had liquid water on its surface
1 month, 1 week ago

Hopes of finding life on Venus are DASHED - as scientists claim Earth's 'evil twin' has never had liquid water on its surface

Daily Mail  

For decades, scientists have held onto the idea that Venus may be home to alien life. In one scenario, Venus began its life rich in liquid water until a runaway greenhouse effect caused by volcanic eruptions led to temperatures spiralling out of control. Either it started covered in liquid water oceans before a runaway greenhouse effect made it inhospitably hot, …

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The TSA-approved hack that allows travelers to bring a bottle of water through airport security
55 years ago

The TSA-approved hack that allows travelers to bring a bottle of water through airport security

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Sign up for Unlocking the World, CNN Travel’s weekly newsletter. “If frozen liquid items are partially melted, slushy or have any liquid at the bottom of the container, they must meet 3-1-1 liquids requirements,” they added, referring to the TSA’s rule that allows each passenger to bring liquids, gels and aerosols in containers that are less than 3.4 …

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Did NASA’s Viking Landers accidentally kill life on Mars? Astrobiologist sparks debate
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Did NASA’s Viking Landers accidentally kill life on Mars? Astrobiologist sparks debate

India TV News  

NASA's Viking mission, which was launched in 1975 was a groundbreaking step in humanity’s quest to uncover life on Mars. While the mission achieved historic milestones, a new claim has suggested that the Viking landers’ experiments may have unintentionally destroyed the potential Martian life on the planet. False negatives: A lesson from Earth’s deserts Comparing the Viking experiments to Earth’s …

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Part of Mars broke off and fell on Earth. It has revealed a big secret
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Part of Mars broke off and fell on Earth. It has revealed a big secret

India Today  

Eleven million years ago, an asteroid slammed into Mars, scattering fragments of the red planet into space. In a groundbreaking discovery, scientists have determined that liquid water was present on Mars 742 million years ago, thanks to the meteorite found at Purdue University. The team's analysis revealed that these minerals formed 742 million years ago, a time when liquid water …

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Microplastics promote cloud formation, with likely effects on weather and climate
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Microplastics promote cloud formation, with likely effects on weather and climate

The Hindu  

Clouds form when water vapor – an invisible gas in the atmosphere – sticks to tiny floating particles, such as dust, and turns into liquid water droplets or ice crystals. In a newly published study, we show that microplastic particles can have the same effects, producing ice crystals at temperatures 5 to 10 degrees Celsius warmer than droplets without microplastics. …

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Alien life could be lurking on Mars, NASA says
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Alien life could be lurking on Mars, NASA says

Daily Mail  

A NASA-led study has revealed that alien life could be hiding beneath the icy layers of Mars. 'The microorganisms typically go dormant in the winter,' Dr Khuller told Space.com, 'when there is not enough sunlight to form liquid water within the dusty ice.' The Martian life that may one day be found in the Red Planet's dusty ice might resemble …

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Liquid Death canned water: The history of putting water in cans is more punk than you can imagine.
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Liquid Death canned water: The history of putting water in cans is more punk than you can imagine.

Slate  

Some of the gnarliest fluids of the past century have all gone by the same name: “Liquid Death.” The muckrakers of the early 1900s used the term to stand in for nitroglycerin, the highly explosive liquid used to produce dynamite. … Some beer cans, lacquered and coated on the inside with a special wax, were used for canning water.” In …

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Scientists discover a 'smiley face' on Mars - and it could contain signs of life
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Scientists discover a 'smiley face' on Mars - and it could contain signs of life

Daily Mail  

Astronomers have discovered a smiley-face-shaped structure on Mars - and it could be more than just a planetary quirk. The European Space Agency - which snapped the photo - said: 'These deposits, remnants of ancient water bodies, could indicate habitable zones from billions of years ago.' The European Space Agency snapped this photo of a smiley-face-shaped salt deposit on Mars …

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Nasa finds icy ‘super-Earth’ that could be home to alien life
6 months ago

Nasa finds icy ‘super-Earth’ that could be home to alien life

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Scientists using Nasa’s Webb telescope have found an icy “super-Earth” that could be …

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Shortly after the Big Bang, conditions were perfect for life. Did aliens emerge long before us?
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Shortly after the Big Bang, conditions were perfect for life. Did aliens emerge long before us?

Salon  

It’s a little mind-boggling to think about, but there was a time when no stars existed in the universe. “If for some reason you wanted to make scorpions rather than mice, he recommended scratching a hole in a brick, filling the hole with basil, covering with another brick, and leaving them out in sunlight.” As Carroll goes on to say, …

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Astronomers finally detect a rocky planet with an atmosphere
8 months ago

Astronomers finally detect a rocky planet with an atmosphere

The Hindu  

Astronomers have searched for years for rocky planets beyond our solar system with an atmosphere - a trait considered essential for any possibility of harbouring life. Researchers said on Wednesday the planet is a "super-Earth" - a rocky world significantly larger than our planet but smaller than Neptune - and it orbits perilously close to a star dimmer and slightly …

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Where we might find aliens in the next decade
10 months ago

Where we might find aliens in the next decade

BBC  

Where we might find aliens in the next decade Nasa/JPL Nasa's Perseverance rover is currently trundling around Jezero Crater on Mars to collect samples that can be sent back to Earth Forget UFOs and alien abductions, here's how scientists are really looking for life on other worlds. "If we were to find life on the icy moons, we would be …

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NASA scientist is 'absolutely certain' there is alien life in our Solar System - and reveals why extraterrestrials are most likely to be hiding on Venus
1 year, 4 months ago

NASA scientist is 'absolutely certain' there is alien life in our Solar System - and reveals why extraterrestrials are most likely to be hiding on Venus

Daily Mail  

Venus is the hottest planet in our solar system at a scorching 475°C Dr Michelle Thaller claims that 'possible signs of live' have been seen on Venus A planet that suffers scorching 475°C temperatures beneath a thick acidic atmosphere may be the last place you'd expect alien life in our Solar System. Positioned 67 million miles from the Sun, Venus …

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Chance of finding water, alien life on other planets much greater than earlier thought, study finds
1 year, 6 months ago

Chance of finding water, alien life on other planets much greater than earlier thought, study finds

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy There could be many more Earth-like planets hosting liquid water, increasing the odds …

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New technique offers better odds of finding aliens, study says
1 year, 9 months ago

New technique offers better odds of finding aliens, study says

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The search for “computational zones” of nearby stars may yield better chances of …

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Upcoming missions are sending spacecraft to Jupiter see if its moons could support life
1 year, 9 months ago

Upcoming missions are sending spacecraft to Jupiter see if its moons could support life

The Hindu  

On April 13, 2023, the European Space Agency is scheduled to launch a rocket carrying a spacecraft destined for Jupiter. Three of Jupiter’s moons – Europa, Ganymede and Callisto – are home to large, underground oceans of liquid water that could support life. Upcoming missions from ESA and NASA JUICE and Europa Clipper are set up to give scientists game-changing …

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Moons of some rogue planets wandering without stars may have life, study suggests
1 year, 9 months ago

Moons of some rogue planets wandering without stars may have life, study suggests

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Moons around rogue free-floating planets may retain enough liquid water for sufficient time …

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SCIENCE NOTEBOOK | New form of ice with density close to liquid water raises new questions
1 year, 11 months ago

SCIENCE NOTEBOOK | New form of ice with density close to liquid water raises new questions

The Hindu  

Published : Feb 09, 2023 10:25 IST BY a process that involves vigorously shaking a cryogenically cooled container full of ordinary ice and steel balls, called ball milling, scientists at the University of London created a previously unknown amorphous form with a density close to liquid water. There are 20 known common or crystalline phases of water ice and at …

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Scientists discover new strange form of ice which could exist on the ‘ice moons’ of the outer solar system
1 year, 11 months ago

Scientists discover new strange form of ice which could exist on the ‘ice moons’ of the outer solar system

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The newly-named MDA more closely resembles liquid water than any other forms of ice and …

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Mars rover reveals new details about Red Planet’s water history
2 years, 1 month ago

Mars rover reveals new details about Red Planet’s water history

The Independent  

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Science This Week | 2022 Nobel Prize, evidence of liquid water on Mars and more
2 years, 3 months ago

Science This Week | 2022 Nobel Prize, evidence of liquid water on Mars and more

The Hindu  

This week has been full of new discoveries and interesting research in the world of science. Winners of 2022 Nobel Prizes declared On October 3, Swedish scientist Svante Pääbo has won the 2022 Nobel Prize for Physiology “for his discoveries concerning the genomes of extinct hominids and human evolution.” Dr Pääbo, through his research, has been able to successfully sequence …

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