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In a new study published in the journal Nature Astronomy, scientists say mineral-rich layers of clay on Mars were once ideal ...

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An analysis led by the University of Chicago of Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover data may explain why the planet was ...

UCF Professor Ramses Ramirez believes human exploration can greatly accelerate the search for life. "A human can react ...

In this week’s episode of Space Minds David Ariosto sits down Nathalie Cabrol, Director of the Carl Sagan Center at the SETI ...

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Why is Mars barren and uninhabitable, while life has always thrived here on our relatively similar planet Earth? A new study ...