How the stars’ magnetic fields could affect the chances of life on orbiting planets
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The moon of Uranus may have a hidden ocean, the James Webb Space Telescope finds
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Could humans turn Mars into another Earth? Here’s what it would take to transform his unforgiving landscape into a life-friendly world
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Could humans turn Mars into another Earth? Here’s what it would take to transform his unforgiving landscape into a life-friendly world
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com. …
The James Webb Space Telescope suggests this exoplanet is our ‘best bet’ for finding an alien ocean
It could be argued that the search for habitability elsewhere around the globe can be reduced to the search for water. We have not yet …
Is life on one of Saturn’s moons? Scientists plan a mission to find out
It is a tiny world, just 310 miles in diameter, and until recently was considered one of the least interesting moons in the solar system. …
Is there really a huge subsurface lake near the south pole of Mars?
New computer simulations have cast doubt on the possibility of a lake of liquid water trapped under the southern ice of Mars, suggesting that dense …
As Venus ‘the Earth’s twin’ lost its water and became a hellish planet
Scientists may have identified a molecule that played a key role in robbing Venus of water and turning this planet into the horrible, hellish world …
Could alien life be hidden in the rings of Saturn or Jupiter?
Photo of saturn and its rings against the darkness of space. The search for life beyond Earth has driven searchers into all sorts of possible …
Venus is losing water faster than previously thought – this is what the planet’s early habitability could mean
Today, the atmosphere of our neighboring planet Venus is as hot as a pizza oven and drier than the driest desert on Earth – but …