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An astronomer explains the extraordinary evidence scientists need to claim discoveries like extraterrestrial life
The detection of life beyond Earth would be one of the most profound discoveries in the history of science. The Milky Way ...
NASA found a rock on Mars and has no idea where it came from
NASA has found a rock on Mars that it has dubbed Skull Hill. The rock is known as a "float rock," and NASA has no idea where ...
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NASA's Curiosity rover finds major clue that Mars was once habitable
NASA's Curiosity rover has found iron-rich carbonates on Mars, offering new clues about the planet's ancient climate and ...
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One of the biggest questions in Mars science may have been answered by the Curiosity rover
Mystery of where all the carbon dioxide went that once made the red planet far more hospitable has puzzled scientists for ...
Human skull on Mars? What did NASA just discover on the red planet
NASA's Perseverance rover found a skull-shaped rock on Mars in Jezero Crater. Scientists call it Skull Hill. It is likely a ...
Scientists claim to have found evidence of alien life. But ‘biosignatures’ might hide more than they reveal
The researchers found strong evidence of a chemical called dimethyl sulfide (DMS) in the planet’s atmosphere. On Earth, DMS ...
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Scientists puzzled by ‘Skull Hill’ rock on Mars
Theories on its origin include it smashing into the Red Planet as a meteorite or being carried from elsewhere on the Mars surface. The space agency said: "The rover has encountered a variety of neat ...