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Water line area maps expressed in units of µmˆ% of continuum. The four observation time windows are July 2011 at 67.09 µm, February 2012 at 66.44 and 67.09 µm, July-August

Plot of predicted peak absorption opacity, τ (peak) , that would be observed at instrumental velocity resolution, against the integration time required to detect that absorption at S/N

The conceptual scheme outlines the primary prerequisites for habitability in ocean worlds, highlighting the importance of water, energy, CHNOPS, and TMs. The horizontal bar on the bottom denotes our assessment

Nitrosopumilus maritimus, partially with virions of Nitrosopumilus spindle-shaped virus 1 (Thaspiviridae) attached. — Wikipedia Aerobic ammonia oxidation is crucial to the nitrogen cycle and is only known to be performed

A Sun halo —one of countless ways sunlight interacts with our planet Credit Si Gao When our planet and the incoming sunlight align just right, stunning phenomena such as rainbows

Image of the ‘sea walnut’ Mnemiopsis leydi Credit Joan-Josep Soto Angel Life depends on genes being switched on and off at exactly the right time. Even the simplest living organisms