astrobiology
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Webb Telescope Spots Carbon on Jupiter’s Moon Europa, Boosting Prospects for Alien Life
The Webb Space Telescope has made its latest significant discovery: the observation of carbon dioxide coming from a part of Europa, the frozen moon orbiting Jupiter which harbors a salty water ocean under its icy surface. The finding is a boost for astrobiology, or the search for life beyond Earth. Carbon is critical for life…
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Saturn’s Moon Enceladus Is Belching Up a Key Life Ingredient
Scientists have found traces of phosphorus, a fundamental ingredient for life, in ice grains spewed into space by Enceladus, one of Saturn’s moons.
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Webb Telescope Turns Its Eye on Saturn’s Mysterious Moon Titan
The Webb Space Telescope snapped images of Saturn’s moon Titan last month, which are now released for our viewing pleasure. The images offer a newly detailed view of Titan’s atmospheric makeup and even elements of its strange surface.
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Site of Collapsed Arecibo Telescope Will Become an Education Centre
The National Science Foundation announced this week that the site of the destroyed Arecibo Observatory radio telescope in Puerto Rico will become a STEM-focused educational centre, and it’s seeking proposals to manage the new project.