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A planetary scientist walks through the sensors and systems that went into the recent detection of potential biosignatures.
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A protein historian and evolutionary biochemist found that a protein sequence present across all known life didn’t form…
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Unique, spotted rocks in Mars’ Jezero Crater could indicate that the planet once hosted life.
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Researchers can study volcanic deposits at archaeological sites to piece together how ancient people responded to catastrophic…
A decade after the first discovery, scientists have used these waves to find a unique merger, a massive binary system and…
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