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Jupiter’s Moon Europa Is a Top Candidate for Hosting Alien Life. But It May Lack the Geologic Activity Needed to Birth Microbes

On Earth, deep-sea vents may have given rise to the planet’s first life. But nothing of the sort seems to be happening at the ...
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Alien life may be hiding in Titan's slushy tunnels

Scientists have just made a mind-blowing discovery beneath the icy crust of Saturn’s largest moon, Titan :milky_way: Using ...
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Chinese scientists unveil reliable lunar clock that accounts for Einstein's relativity

A new software package detailed by Chinese scientists promises to tell what time it is on the moon, accounting for effects of ...
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How Mars 'punches above its weight' to influence Earth's climate

"Without Mars, Earth's orbit would be missing major climate cycles. What would humans and other animals even look like if Mars weren't there?" ...

Grokipedia going to space: You can add your biography in easy steps, here’s how

Immortality used to require building a pyramid, conquering an empire or making a meme. In 2026, all it requires a verified X ...
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Could life on Earth have arrived from the stars? Scientists are taking the question seriously

Life on our planet emerged quickly or, at least, it did so on a geological timescale. Fossils reveal that micro-life existed ...

NANO Nuclear Energy Issues Request for Information Soliciting Potential Commercial Partner Input in Support of U.S. Department of Energy and NASA Lunar Surface Rea…

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Nano Nuclear Seeks Commercial Allies For Space Nuclear Power

Nano Nuclear launched a partner outreach RFI to advance its LOKI microreactor for NASA-aligned lunar surface power goals.

3I/ATLAS: Harvard Astrophysicist Avi Loeb Flags Interstellar Object’s 17th Anomaly Discovered In SPHEREx Data

In a new study done with data compiled from the SPHEREx observatory, researchers found “increased post-perihelion activity” in their paper entitled, “ SPHEREx Re-Observation of Interstellar Object ...
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Australian Space Agency: What’s in orbit for 2026?

The Australian Space Agency announces that 2026 is set to be a ‘standout’ year for space science and exploration.

Inside NASA’s plan to defeat moon dust. (And why it matters more than you think.)

Moon dust is sharp, corrosive, and potentially fatal. NASA’s new electric force field shield is designed to blast it away.
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This SETI program is chasing down its final 100 signals. Could one of them be from aliens?

Astronomers are using China's powerful FAST radio telescope to chase after 100 intriguing signals detected by the SETI@home ...