Extraterrestrial Life articles

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  Life on Venus? Scientists rethink the idea of 'habitable' planets

  By Carl Franzen on May 2, 2013 02:56 pm + 58 comments

  For years, astronomers have been hunting for other planets capable of supporting life. Those efforts Continue reading…

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  Forever alone? How NASA's Kepler craft is finding another Earth

  By Carl Franzen on April 22, 2013 09:22 am + 76 comments

  Late last week, NASA announced that scientists using its Kepler space observatory had discovered two Continue reading…

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  Is there life on Mars? Why the question still eludes us after years of discovery

  By Carl Franzen on March 14, 2013 12:00 pm + 92 comments

  "Is there life on Mars?" David Bowie crooned in the 1971 glam rock hit of the same name. Four years Continue reading…

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  NASA confirms ice and organic material lurk in the darkness on Mercury

  By Jeff Blagdon on November 29, 2012 08:46 pm + 66 comments

  There’s ice and organic material on Mercury, says NASA. Data from the MESSENGER spacecraft Continue reading…

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  Earth-like planets probably much more common than thought

  By Jeff Blagdon on June 15, 2012 05:35 am + 69 comments

  New evidence indicates that rocky, Earth-like planets can form around a diverse range of stars, Continue reading…