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Efforts to find ET gains momentum with new technique that detects microbial movement
Feb 10, 2025 (SPX)
A team of German researchers has now introduced a new and simplified technique to stimulate chemotactic motion in some of Earth's tiniest organisms. Their findi...
How Early Earth Supported the Formation of Polyester Protocells
Feb 06, 2025 (SPX)
A new study conducted by the Earth-Life Science Institute (ELSI) at the Institute of Science Tokyo expands our understanding of one such candidate for protocell...
Wobbling Stars Lead to Discovery of Hidden Celestial Bodies in Gaia Data
Feb 06, 2025 (SPX)
A new study published this week details the confirmation of two enigmatic celestial objects using ESA's Gaia spacecraft data. Named Gaia-4b and Gaia-5b, these e...
Efforts to Detect Alien Life Advanced by Simple Microbe Mobility Test
Feb 06, 2025 (SPX)
A team of German researchers has now developed a streamlined method for inducing chemotactic motility in microbes, potentially aiding space missions in detectin...
Apply for the Davie Postdoctoral Fellowship in Artificial Intelligence for Astronomy
Feb 06, 2025 (SPX)
The selected fellow will collaborate with Dr. Vishal Gajjar and his research team, along with partners at the SETI Institute and IIT Tirupati in India. This ini...
IGRINS on Gemini South Detects Surprising Signatures in Dynamic Atmosphere of Exoplanet WASP-121b
Feb 04, 2025 (SPX)
As a member of the aptly named Roasting Marshmallows Program, Peter Smith, Graduate Associate at Arizona State University's School Of Earth and Space Exploratio...
Scientists measure Earth's cosmic detectability
Feb 04, 2025 (SPX)
Using theoretical modeling, this study is the first to assess a range of technosignatures as one unified collection. Findings indicate that among Earth's signal...
Asteroid Bennu comes from a long-lost salty world with ingredients for life
Feb 04, 2025 (SPX)
The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft returned a sample from asteroid Bennu in 2023, and following a year of in-depth analyses in labs across the globe, researchers conclud...
PLATO mission set for late 2026 launch aboard Ariane 6
Jan 31, 2025 (SPX)
The German contribution to PLATO is supported by the German Space Agency at DLR through funding from the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Actio...
Dwarf planet Ceres has rare organic material delivered by asteroids
Jan 29, 2025 (SPX)
Ceres, situated in a transitional zone between inner and outer Solar System regions, has been the focus of studies aimed at understanding the origins of its org...
A super-Earth laboratory for finding life beyond our solar system
Jan 29, 2025 (SPX)
"Are we alone in the Universe?" This ancient question, once rooted in philosophy, has gained traction in modern science with growing evidence and hypotheses. As...
Astronauts to Collect Microbial Samples from Space Station Exterior
Jan 22, 2025 (SPX)
The sampling will focus on areas near vents connected to the life support systems. The findings could provide valuable insights into whether spacecraft release ...
Extreme supersonic winds detected on distant exoplanet
Jan 22, 2025 (SPX)
While Earth's tornadoes and hurricanes can cause severe damage, the winds on WASP-127b exist on an entirely different scale. Discovered in 2016, this gas giant-...
Double the disks double the discovery new insights into planet formation in DF Tau
Jan 21, 2025 (SPX)
DF Tau comprises two young stars of nearly identical mass, orbiting each other every 48 years. Given their shared origin and composition, astronomers expected b...
Astrophysicists reveal structure of exocomet belts around 74 nearby stars
Jan 20, 2025 (SPX)
The study, known as REASONS (REsolved ALMA and SMA Observations of Nearby Stars), provides unprecedented insights into the locations and structures of these exo...
Bioactive compounds with industrial applications discovered in Andes bacteria
Jan 20, 2025 (SPX)
The key component, an exopolysaccharide (EPS), is a cluster of extracellular carbohydrate polymers. This EPS is produced by the thermotolerant Med1 strain of Ps...
NASA's Pandora Mission One Step Closer To Probing Alien Atmospheres
Jan 17, 2025 (SPX)
Pandora, a small satellite, will provide in-depth study of at least 20 known planets orbiting distant stars in order to determine the composition of their atmos...
Discovery of two planets challenges planetary formation theories
Jan 16, 2025 (SPX)
The two exoplanets discovered consist of an inner super-Earth and an outer icy giant planet. Their coexistence with a hot Jupiter in the same system contradicts...
Not all Hot Jupiters orbit solo
Jan 16, 2025 (SPX)
Hot Jupiters are gas giants with masses akin to Jupiter, located extremely close to their stars-much closer than Mercury is to the Sun. Such proximity to their ...
Super Venus discovery reveals new type of exoplanet
Jan 16, 2025 (SPX)
More than 5,000 exoplanets have been identified orbiting stars beyond the Sun, many of which differ significantly from known Solar System planets. A prominent c...
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