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HowStuffWorks looks at lava tubes and how these caves might support extraterrestrial life.

Space researcher Sara Motaghian described the results as "really cool" to Newsweek, and said they could help in the search for life on the surface of Mars.

The question which always intrigues astronomers is, when did the Earth reach oxygen levels sufficient to support animal life? Researchers from McGill University have discovered that a rise in oxygen levels occurred in step with the evolution and expansion of complex, eukaryotic ecosystems.

The FINANCIAL — Planetary scientists from the University of Glasgow have lent their support to an important new study of a Martian meteorite. The research, led by Curtin University in Australia, has found the first physical evidence of high-intensity damage caused by asteroid impact in ancient Martian meteorites, which could help identify when conditions suitable for life may have existed on early Mars. Published in journal Science Advances, the research examined grains of the mineral zircon i...

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NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft was awarded the John L. "Jack" Swigert, Jr. Award for Space Exploration by the Space Foundation. The REXIS instrument onboard was developed by MIT and Harvard students to study the asteroid Bennu’s chemical composition.

Harvard researcher explains how overflowing rivers billions of years ago helped shape what Mars looks like today.

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Image by Devon Cole. When did the Earth reach oxygen levels sufficient to support animal life? Researchers from McGill University have discovered that

Deeper understanding of Earth’s atmosphere could help us identify signs of life beyond our solar system.