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Why do astronomers look for signs of life on other planets based on what life is like on Earth?
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 13 hours agoBut that’s it. How would you look for life with that? Because elements emit light at particular...
NASA wants new ideas for its troubled Mars Sample Return mission
Space via Yahoo News· 10 hours agoNASA's Mars Sample Return mission has faced quite a few hurdles, and the agency has selected ten...
Jonathan Lunine Appointed Chief Scientist of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory
NASA· 2 days agoAs part of his new role as JPL’s chief scientist, Jonathan Lunine has also been appointed professor of planetary science with the Division of Geological ...
‘He was an adventurer’: Anthony ‘Tony’ Spear, chance-taking former JPL manager, dies at 87
Pasadena Star-News· 1 day agoAnthony “Tony” Spear, a legendary project manager at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory whose team on NASA’s Mars Pathfinder mission in 1997 found a new way to land safely on the Red ...
NASA is commissioning 10 studies on Mars Sample Return—most are commercial
Ars Technica· 7 hours agoNASA announced Friday that it will award contracts to seven companies, including SpaceX and Blue...
Super-Earth Secrets: James Webb Telescope Reveals Unexpected Exoplanet Atmosphere
SciTechDaily· 5 days agoThis artist’s concept shows what the exoplanet 55 Cancri e could look like. Also called Janssen, 55...
Don’t Miss: Planets Dominate the Morning Sky
SciTechDaily· 2 days agoPlanets rule the a.m., and what’s that bright light? All month – All the planetary action continues to be in the morning sky, with Saturn and Mars rising...
The 'hole' on Mars making headlines could be crucial to Red Planet exploration
Space via Yahoo News· 1 day ago(Image credit: NASA/JPL–Caltech/UArizona) Sometimes, if the crust is thin enough, the ceiling of...
This morning's "parade of planets" proved "underwhelming." NASA gave a date for an even better and...
CBS News· 5 days agoYou may have heard about a "parade of planets" that was set to grace the early morning skies on...
Missed the 'Parade of Planets'? These Upcoming Alignments Will Likely Be Better, Anyway
Smithsonian Magazine· 4 days agoSix planets—Jupiter, Mercury, Uranus, Mars, Neptune and Saturn, in that order—created a diagonal line across the dawn-lit sky from our terrestrial vantage point this morning ...