astrobiology
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NASA’s Perseverance Rover Finds Preserved Organic Matter on Mars
It’s not preserved matter from biological organisms, but the discovery is a boost to the rover’s mission: finding signs of ancient life on Mars.
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The Year Ahead in Astronomy
The Webb Space Telescope will continue to dominate headlines in 2023. Its images of storied objects (like the Pillars of Creation) and never-before-seen objects (like Maisie’s Galaxy, one of the most distant light sources we yet know of) reveal new features of cosmic structures. Webb is collecting huge amounts of data for astronomers to study…
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A ‘Made in Europe’ Solution Could Salvage the Beleaguered ExoMars Rover Mission
The ExoMars rover may get a second chance to go to Mars. The European Space Agency (ESA) wants to swap out a Russian-built entry and descent platform for a version made in Europe, but the space agency will need to secure a hefty budget to move forward.
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NASA Scientists Made a Martian ‘Soundscape’ Using Audio Recorded by Perseverance Rover
NASA scientists have cut down a year of Perseverance’s audio recordings on the Martian surface to a five-hour playlist of the Red Planet’s best hits (you can listen to some here). The sounds are eerily quiet and offer a new way of exploring the Martian environment. They’ve already helped confirm some theories about the way…