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How Well Could Earth Life Survive on ExoplanetsHow Well Could Earth Life Survive on Exoplanets

How Well Could Earth Life Survive on Exoplanets

Astronomers have found some pretty wild exoplanets. Some are balls of lava the temperature of hell, one is partially made…

4 weeks ago
Does Life Really Need Planets? Maybe NotDoes Life Really Need Planets? Maybe Not

Does Life Really Need Planets? Maybe Not

Do we have a planetary bias when it comes to understanding where life can perpetuate? It's only natural that we…

2 months ago
Mars’ Gale Crater was Filled with Water for Much Longer Than Anyone ThoughtMars’ Gale Crater was Filled with Water for Much Longer Than Anyone Thought

Mars’ Gale Crater was Filled with Water for Much Longer Than Anyone Thought

Even with all we've learned about Mars in recent years, it doesn't stack up against all we still don't know…

11 months ago
This Planet is Way Too Big for its StarThis Planet is Way Too Big for its Star

This Planet is Way Too Big for its Star

Scientists love outliers. Outliers are nature's way of telling us what its boundaries are and where its limits lie. Rather…

1 year ago
Liquid Water on Rocky Planets Could be 100 Times More LikelyLiquid Water on Rocky Planets Could be 100 Times More Likely

Liquid Water on Rocky Planets Could be 100 Times More Likely

Astronomers previously believed that you needed a special environment for a rocky planet to have liquid oceans on its surface,…

2 years ago
Could Life Survive on Frigid Exo-Earths? Maybe Under Ice SheetsCould Life Survive on Frigid Exo-Earths? Maybe Under Ice Sheets

Could Life Survive on Frigid Exo-Earths? Maybe Under Ice Sheets

Our understanding of habitability relies entirely on the availability of liquid water. All life on Earth needs it, and there's…

2 years ago
Pluto and Other Kuiper Belt Objects Started Out With Water Oceans, and Have Been Slowly Freezing Solid for Billions of YearsPluto and Other Kuiper Belt Objects Started Out With Water Oceans, and Have Been Slowly Freezing Solid for Billions of Years

Pluto and Other Kuiper Belt Objects Started Out With Water Oceans, and Have Been Slowly Freezing Solid for Billions of Years

It seems unlikely that an ocean could persist on a world that never gets closer than 30 astronomical units from…

5 years ago
Water Discovered in the Atmosphere of an Exoplanet in the Habitable zone. It Might Be RainWater Discovered in the Atmosphere of an Exoplanet in the Habitable zone. It Might Be Rain

Water Discovered in the Atmosphere of an Exoplanet in the Habitable zone. It Might Be Rain

Astronomers using the Hubble space telescope have discovered water in the atmosphere of an exoplanet in its star's habitable zone.…

5 years ago
Weekly Space Hangout – Mar 17, 2017: Stuart McNeill of the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space MuseumWeekly Space Hangout – Mar 17, 2017: Stuart McNeill of the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum

Weekly Space Hangout – Mar 17, 2017: Stuart McNeill of the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum

Host: Fraser Cain (@fcain) Special Guest: Stuart McNeill is the the Community Engagement specialist in charge of Family Programs and…

8 years ago
What Did Cassini Teach Us?What Did Cassini Teach Us?

What Did Cassini Teach Us?

In just a few months, NASA's Cassini spacecraft is going to die, crashing into the planet Saturn. Let's look back…

8 years ago