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How The New Mega-Earth Will Change Our Search For Extraterrestrial Life
With these two extraordinary facts in hand, scientists may want to rescan solar systems with giant …
Leslie Baehr
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An ancient collision might explain a longstanding mystery about how Earth collected the ingredients for life
The scientists had been studying how carbon would behave if it had been present during Earth's earl…
Ali Sundermier
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The 15 most compelling scientific findings that suggest aliens are real
Over billions of years, these ingredients condense to form gas clouds, new stars, and planets, whic…
Jessica Orwig
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The best scientific arguments for why aliens exist
Over billions of years, these ingredients condense to form gas clouds, new stars, and planets, whic…
Jessica Orwig
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Life on Earth may have started almost instantaneously
In this case, the researchers were looking for rock with hydrogen and deuterium - a heavier type of…
Kelly Dickerson
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This one feature on Mars could be a major obstacle for plans to colonize the planet
"This means that we'll have to take extreme precaution to remove perchlorate from Mars water and di…
Ali Sundermier
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Disney released 2 pizza recipes inspired by 'Toy Story,' and one includes alien-shaped toppings
Both "Toy Story"-inspired pizzas from Disney are made with a variety of cheeses, vegetables, and sa…
Amanda Krause
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Clouds on Uranus smell like farts, astronomers have confirmed - a clue that there was 'a big shakeup' early in the solar system
"If an unfortunate human were ever to descend through Uranus's clouds, they would be met with very …
Dave Mosher
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This space probe is almost ready to sample an asteroid - and resolve a mystery of life's origins
This is closer than most asteroids, but the spacecraft likely won't reach Bennu until 2019. After i…
Kelly Dickerson
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What you're really seeing during a meteor shower
Now some meteor showers are more spectacular than others, giving us anywhere from a few to over a h…
Nathaniel Lee,Jessica Orwig
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This sustainable body-care brand makes really great sulfate-free shampoo, conditioner, and body wash - and everything's under $10
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Abigail Barr
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NASA just overcame incredible odds to reach Jupiter - and begin to reveal its secrets
Juno's path around Jupiter was carefully calculated to keep it safe from the worst of the planet's …
Lauren F Friedman,Meghan Bart…
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Feel incredibly lonely as you stare at this photo of the Earth and moon drifting through space
Scientists think that asteroids may have carried the necessary ingredients for life to Earth long a…
Kelly Dickerson
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Here's How Many Intelligent Alien Civilizations Might Live In Our Galaxy
While most of the specific values in the Drake Equation remain unknown to us, Frank Drake's goal ba…
Andy Kiersz,Jessica Orwig
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A dwarf planet between Mars and Jupiter has a salty ocean beneath its surface, making it a contender for alien life
"Ceres is the latest evidence that our solar system is filled with ancient habitable environments,"…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Here's why NASA is risking nearly $1 billion to suck up 2.1 ounces of dirty asteroid
If all goes according to plan, the 1.7-ton OSIRIS-REx probe - short for Origins, Spectral Interpret…
Dave Mosher
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NASA will reach an asteroid today that may contain raw materials for life on Earth. Watch the rendezvous live.
According to NASA, Bennu (the asteroid formerly known as "1999 RQ36") is one such dirty asteroid in…
Dave Mosher
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NASA's Curiosity rover captured rare photos of pearly, iridescent clouds on Mars
Mars clouds are seasonal and rare, but Curiosity caught some colorful early wisps that seem to be m…