Sentences with phrase «for life on»
«Scientists discover first super salty subglacial lakes in Canadian Arctic: Super salty water beneath ice could serve as a terrestrial analogue for a habitat for life on other planets.»
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In 1976 it was reported that NASA's Viking landers had detected a hint of biological activity in the soil of Mars (See «Renewed Hope for Life on the Red Planet,» DISCOVER, June 2010).
One chemist has a new strategy to scan for life on other worlds: bypass organic chemistry in favour of any molecules too complicated to form spontaneously
«Understanding the universe in its totality interests me more than looking for life on a planet like Earth around a star like the sun, which is the declared goal of our competitors.
Let's say I handed you a check for $ 1 trillion to use in the hunt for life on other planets.
IF THE force of gravity were a few per cent weaker, it would not squeeze and heat the centre of the sun enough to ignite the nuclear reactions that generate the sunlight necessary for life on Earth.
«Our research also has major implications for the search for life on Mars, because the red planet has ancient hot spring deposits of a similar age to the Dresser Formation in the Pilbara.
Unencumbered by human frailties, Curiosity — like the rovers Spirit and Opportunity, which survived on the Red Planet years longer than expected — will be free to hunt for E.T. «If we find evidence for life on Mars, boy, are we just gonna go wild with speculation about how common it is in the universe,» says Lou Friedman, a former scientist with NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena and cofounder, with Carl Sagan, of the Planetary Society.
Flashes of lightning in volcanic ash clouds may have helped set the stage for life on Earth.
Bada's experiment could also have implications for life on Mars, because the Red Planet may have been swaddled in nitrogen and carbon dioxide early in its life.
This week a major geochemistry conference heard an argument for life on Earth having originated on Mars, but does this hold up to scrutiny?
If we are going to search for life on other planets, we need to think about how the entire spectrum of life works.»
In this two - hour PBS special (a fine companion to The Life of Super-Earths), NOVA combines cutting - edge planetary science with the thrill of human exploration, putting astronomers and astrobiologists «on location» across the solar system as they explain the scientific search for life on other worlds.
«These episodes of reducing gas emission followed by planetary oxidation could have created favorable conditions for life on Mars.»
That would be big enough to fulfill several high - priority items on astronomers» wish lists, revolutionizing studies of faraway galaxies, observations of planets in the outer solar system and searches for life on Earth - like exoplanets.
Such refuges may be the first place to look for life on Europa, says planetary scientist Richard Greenberg of the University of Arizona, Tucson.
A new study from the University of Toronto Scarborough suggests the search for life on planets outside our solar system may be more difficult than previously thought.
In this slim but absorbing introduction to the epic search for life on extrasolar planets, Sasselov explores how astronomy, geology, and biology are conspiring to give us a radical new vision of a universe in which our living Earth is «just another planet.»
It has uniquely adapted for life on a combination of land, sea, and ice and is now dependent on this combination.
Despite the results, Rein is optimistic the search for life on planets outside our own is possible if done the right way.
They may even be directly responsible for life on Earth.
Prospects for life on this unusual world aren't good, as it has a temperature similar to that of dry ice.
After the 1978 Viking missions showed the early limitations of NASA's search for life on Mars, Farmer's work provided NASA with a new direction.
What does that mean for life on Earth?
Maybe 10, certainly 20, years ago — if you talked about looking for life on other planets, then you were kind of nutty, right?
Fortunately for life on Earth, fusion reactions providing the sun's energy proceed fairly slowly.
That is the conclusion of a new analysis inspired by the search for life on other planets.
And that suggests that the Dry Valleys may offer an entirely new terrestrial analog to help in the hunt for life on Mars, Mikucki adds.
«It might even have consequences for life on planets orbiting binary stars.»
At its famous 1996 press conference, a group from NASA Johnson Space Center led by David McKay — no relation to Chris — laid out four lines of chemical and physical evidence that they believed made a strong case for life on Mars.
When viewed from the perspective of astrobiology, her work has greater significance for life on Earth and perhaps also for extraterrestrial environments such as Europa.»
TRACE amounts of laughing gas, or nitrous oxide, in Mars's atmosphere could aid the search for life on the Red Planet.
It could also enhance our understanding of water — one of the most important molecules for life on our planet.
We thought that the search for life on other planets meant finding Earth's twin.
An accidental chemical leak on board NASA's newest Martian rover has added another twist in the decades - long search for life on the Red Planet
And that's bad news for the potential for life on the star's planet, Proxima b.
The possibility that human visitors could carry Earth - based microbes to the Red Planet has roiled the Mars research community, Lisa Grossman reported in «How to keep humans from ruining the search for life on Mars» (SN: 1/20/18, p. 22).
«We went and looked for life on Mars with Viking, and since then we've been in the mode of looking for past life,» says Chris Carr of the SETG project.
«That's the next step we need to take as we explore the possibilities for life on Mars.»
Furthermore, neither Webb nor WFIRST is designed to directly address one of the most broadly appealing and fastest growing research areas in all of astronomy, the search for life on Earth - like exoplanets.
The pro-abortion rights group is launching digital ads this week comparing him to President Donald Trump since both are speaking at the March for Life on Friday.
More recently, Ed Miliband decided to grow a beard shortly after he failed to lead his party to victory in the 2015 general election and prepared for life on the backbenches.
The Queen has been pleased to signify Her intention of conferring peerages of the United Kingdom for life on Stephen Carter CBE and Paul Myners CBE.
I worry that glass bottles might not be practical for a life on the run.
Deaths of older babies do have to do with standard of care (or lack thereof), by Pediatricians or MD's since Midwives do not do care past the 6th week, but are usually available to their clients for life on a referral basis, or as I have done — suturing my kids deep cuts & splinting broken fingers.
Easy - to - wear with no infant insert needed, it's perfect for life on the go!
Medela have created a wide range to accompany their breast pumps to help breastfeeding mums including nipple protectors and nipple formers, breast milk storage bags and bottle sterilising bags which are great for life on the go.
Week 26 Your baby is becoming more prepared for life on the outside the lungs are starting to secrete a...
Former England captain and Chelsea, Manchester United and AC Milan midfielder Ray Wilkins was fighting for his life on Friday following a heart attack with his wife telling British media: «It's very, very bad».
Said a shaken Hogg later, «It was one of the few times I have ever feared for my life on a golf course.»