- Life Without Water?
On Saturn s giant moon Titan, it is so cold that water is frozen as hard as granite. And yet there is a complete liquid cycle of methane and ethane. Scientists wonder whether there could also be life. - Russian Rover Found on the Moon
Using images taken by NASA s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, the exact location of the Russian lunar rover, Lunokhod 2, has been identified on the Moon. The rover was the second of two unmanned Soviet r - Interrogating the Asteroid
Researchers have proposed a new sample-return mission to visit the asteroid 1999 RQ36. Such a mission could help us learn how to move an asteroid that s set on a collision course with Earth. - Avatars in Space
At this year s Oscars, there was a great deal of buzz surrounding the science fiction epic, Avatar. The movie focuses on human explorers virtually immersing themselves in the environment of a d - Flipping the Amoeba
A major step in the evolution of life occurred some 1.5 billion years ago when cells began storing their DNA inside a nucleus. Scientists are gaining new insights into this evolutionary leap from prok - Attack of the Killer Electrons
The European Cluster mission has provided new information about the energetic particles trapped in Earth s radiation belt. These dangerous electrons from solar storms can be harmful for satellites and - Titan s Painted Desert
Unique patterns in images of Titan s surface have puzzled scientists for years. Now, a volunteer researcher has provided NASA with a unique interpretation of the data, showing how similar Titan may - Getting WISE About Nemesis
Is our Sun part of a binary star system? An unseen companion star, nicknamed Nemesis, may be sending comets towards Earth. If Nemesis exists, NASA s new WISE telescope should be able to spot it. - The Battle Between the Earth and Sun
Scientists have discovered that the Earth s magnetic field 3.5 billion years ago was only half as strong as it is today. This could have had profound implications for the evolution of the biosphere, w - Animals in a Snowball
Geologists have found new evidence to support the snowball Earth thoery, where sea ice extended all the way to the equator. Such an icy environment may have had a profound effect on the evolution of
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