Sentences with phrase «habitat for life»

But evidence is mounting that the moon may have liquid water beneath its surface, a potential habitat for life.

It is also the premier example of what may be the most common habitat for life in the universe and the closest possibly Earth - like world we can see.

They may even contain cosy habitats for living creatures

After roving for approximately a Mars year (almost two Earth years) and sampling dust, sand, rocks and atmosphere at the Gale Crater landing site, Curiosity has found the strongest evidence to date that the very early Mars environment could have provided a suitable habitat for life as we know it.

We shouldn't expect to find them inhabited by intelligent life such as the furry Ewoks of Endor in Star Wars, but such moons may be among the most likely habitats for life in the universe.

Unlike other liquids which contract when they are cooled, water expands below four degrees C. so ice is less dense and floats on top of liquid water — acting an insulating layer and providing a favorable habitat for life below.

That's good news, because scientists here reported yesterday that planets more than 1.6 times the mass of Earth are unlikely to be dense rocky worlds like ours — assumed to be the only plausible habitats for life.

It is much easier to study nearby habitats for life, either by remote sensing of the feeble radiation signals from biologically - produced molecules (e.g. oxygen) or by sending spacecrafts that will image the planet's surface or collect samples from its atmosphere through a close encounter.

«Satellite oceans may be the most common habitats for life that exist in the universe.»

Since acidic conditions can prevent carbonates from forming, the discovery suggests that the minerals were created in neutral - pH water that might have provided a cosy habitat for life.

She helps operate the car - sized Curiosity rover, which is now prowling the planet, examining its rocks to see whether it is, or was ever, a suitable habitat for life.

But the evidence for the Earth being an extremely favorable habitat for life is undercut by what we now know about periods of geologic time where the Earth was almost completely frozen (the so - called «Snowball Earth,») while point # 3 — Earth's environmental stability — is weakened by the existence of events like the Great Oxygenation Event, which wiped out vast numbers of species on Earth.

This hidden ocean is, says Hayes, «the most accessible laboratory for prebiotic chemistry in the solar system» — a potential habitat for life.

«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.»

And that would mean the impact crater, harbinger of death, was also a habitat for life.

Cassini has revealed never - before - seen events that are changing our understanding of how planetary systems form and what conditions might lead to habitats for life.

Asteroid and comet impacts could have destroyed some habitats for life while also creating new ones for bacteria

Similar vents may sit at the bottom of Enceladus's ocean, providing a habitat for life.

The first development indicates that habitats for life may be numerous.

The exhibition assembles concepts of Lebensraum or life habitat: how does life unfold, what is considered a habitat for living, how is it used, built up, protected?