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McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica. — NASA The search for life in the solar system often focuses on water and on environments where habitable conditions exist, persistently or occasionally. In this

Improving Spectroscopic Detection Limits with Multi-Pixel Signal-to-Noise Ratio Calculations Background The Scanning Habitable Environments with Raman and Luminescence for Organics and Chemicals (SHERLOC) instrument on NASA’s Perseverance rover is a

Dramatic plumes, both large and small, spray water ice and vapor from many locations along the famed “tiger stripes” near the south pole of Saturn’s moon Enceladus. The tiger stripes

A close-up of the rock, nicknamed “Rochette”. Larger image — NASA In a groundbreaking study co-authored by a Texas A&M University scientist, researchers have revealed new insights into the geological

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Schematic outlining the process through which H could be sequestered into ECs. Firstly, submicron FeS grains that become coated in dust particles in the solar nebula are transformed into pyrrhotite

Scytonemin structure – Wikipedia Scytonemin, a UV-protective pigment produced by cyanobacteria, is essential for microbial survival under extreme solar radiation. Recent studies suggest its structural analog, scytonemin imine, may serve

Illustration of the proposed interpretation for the water emission variability observed in EX Lup during and after accretion outbursts. The increased irradiation and heating of the inner disk during outburst

The Sun hangs low on the horizon above solidified pancake ice in the Arctic Ocean. (Photograph courtesy Andy Mahoney, NSIDC.) The moons of Jupiter and Saturn, such as Europa and