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life as we know it

Titan’s lake Ligeia Mare
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Could a Newfound Molecule on Titan Be a Building Block for Life?

JoAnna Wendel, freelance science writer and illustrator by JoAnna Wendel 28 July 201711 January 2022

The discovery of vinyl cyanide in the atmosphere of Saturn’s moon Titan has huge implications for life—but not as we know it.

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Climate Change Indicators Are Not Enough

by A. K. Betts 14 July 201724 February 2023

Extreme events capture the public’s attention, but gradual climate shifts will more profoundly affect civilization and life on Earth. Scientists must get better at conveying this to the public.

A researcher looks over the Greenland ice cap, a “frozen ocean.”
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New Instrument May Aid Search for Extraterrestrial Life

JoAnna Wendel, freelance science writer and illustrator by JoAnna Wendel 10 May 201729 September 2021

For 2 weeks on the Greenland ice cap, scientists tested an instrument that might help us find life on icy moons with oceans beneath their crusts.

Plumes
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Hydrogen Molecules Hint at Habitability of Enceladus's Ocean

JoAnna Wendel, freelance science writer and illustrator by JoAnna Wendel 13 April 201711 January 2022

Scientists suggest that the hydrogen could be evidence of hydrothermal activity on the ocean floor of Saturn's sixth largest moon.

A section of the rim of Ernutet crater, captured by NASA’s Dawn Spacecraft on 26 January.
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Scientists Spot Organic Molecules on Ceres

JoAnna Wendel, freelance science writer and illustrator by JoAnna Wendel 16 February 201729 September 2021

The presence of organic material on Ceres raises new questions about its internal evolution and potential for hosting past or present life.

Europa lander
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New Report Details How NASA Could Land on Europa

JoAnna Wendel, freelance science writer and illustrator by JoAnna Wendel 15 February 201717 January 2023

A team of scientists laid out extensive details about a hypothetical future landing mission to find life on Jupiter's moon.

Artist’s conception of the instrument mast for NASA's Mars 2020 rover.
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Seeking Signs of Life and More: NASA’s Mars 2020 Mission

by K. A. Farley and K. H. Williford 11 January 201725 August 2022

The next Mars rover will be able to land near rugged terrain, giving scientists access to diverse landscapes. It will also cache core samples, a first step in the quest to return samples to Earth.

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To Bennu and Back

by J. Filiberto 21 October 201624 October 2022

Justin Filiberto shares his experience as a guest at the OSIRIS-REx launch; a mission to obtain samples from the asteroid Bennu in hopes of learning more about the origin of water on Earth.

ESA-Exomars-orbiter
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European-Russian Mission Reaches Mars: Lander’s Fate Yet Unknown

JoAnna Wendel, freelance science writer and illustrator by JoAnna Wendel 20 October 201628 February 2022

Although the mission’s lander might not have survived, the new Trace Gas Orbiter spacecraft will explore clues that may indicate extraterrestrial life.

Artist’s rendition of an exoplanet and its star.
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Closest Ever Terrestrial Exoplanet Found, Habitability Debated

JoAnna Wendel, freelance science writer and illustrator by JoAnna Wendel 24 August 201625 April 2023

Researchers are excited about a new, potentially habitable exoplanet orbiting our closest stellar neighbor, Proxima Centauri.

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