alien life
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Dark Splotches On Venus Could Be Signs Of Life
Venus, with its crushing atmospheric pressure and scorching surface temperatures, seems an unlikely place for life to take hold. But while the surface of this planet remains completely inhospitable, Venus’ atmosphere may be capable of harbouring microbial life, according to new research.
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Saturn’s Moon Enceladus Has The Basic Ingredients For Life
Saturn’s moon Enceladus features a warm subterranean ocean covered in ice. In an extraordinary new finding, scientists have confirmed the existence of a chemical energy source within this moon’s water that’s capable of sustaining living organisms here on Earth. Enceladus is now officially the best place beyond Earth to look for life.
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There’s Growing Evidence That Venus Was Once Habitable
If you could hop in a time-travelling spacecraft, go back three billion years and land any place in our solar system, where would you want to end up? Earth, with its barren continents and unbreathable atmosphere? Or Mars, a chillier version its big brother? Wait, what about Venus?
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NASA’s Cassini Probe Dove Through An Ice Moon’s Geysers Today
OK, I’ll admit it: I have a huge crush on Enceladus. But I happen to think my feelings for Saturn’s icy moon are justified. It’s a brilliant white snowball. It’s got a global ocean beneath its surface. It’s got freakkin’ ice volcanoes. Best of all, based on samples collected during today’s historic flyby, we might…