Good news for the alien life hunt: Buried oceans may be common on icy exoplanets (www.space.com)
'This significantly increases the chances of finding environments where life could, in theory, develop.'
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'This significantly increases the chances of finding environments where life could, in theory, develop.'
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have discovered a clump of ancient galaxies that may be the oldest strand of the "cosmic web" ever detected.
The Keck II telescope in Hawaii is the first to see the infrared glow on Uranus, caused by hydrogen molecules in the atmosphere becoming excited.
‘Intensive fort construction’ took place at the borders of Rome’s reach.
Space.com spoke with author Laura Krantz about her new book "Is There Anybody Out There?"
Liftoff is scheduled for 6:39 p.m. ET tonight (Sept. 29).
OSIRIS-REx's samples of asteroid Bennu will land at 10:42 a.m. EDT (1442 GMT), while the spacecraft itself heads to a new target.
Intriguing 'autocatalytic' reactions appear to be far more common than scientists had thought.