Interstellar grains seen by the Cassini spacecraft lend support to the old panspermia hypothesis. By Dirk Schulze-Makuch airspacemag.com April 21, 2016 After analyzing ten years of data from the Cassini spacecraft that’s been orbiting Saturn since 2004, a team of scientists led by Nicolas Altobelli of the European Space Agency […]
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Something just struck Jupiter, and two amateur astronomers captured it on video Two amateur astronomers in different countries captured space images that astronomers say depicts an amazing cosmic event: something basically crashing into the planet Jupiter. Experts say it wasn’t aliens, alas, but space debris–either an asteroid or a comet. […]
by Will Parker Scientists conducting a series of experiments on the International Space Station say that some micro-organisms can survive for long periods exposed to the hostile environment of outer space. The findings, published in the Astrobiology Journal, lend weight to the concept of panspermia, where life on Earth emerged […]
By Richard Gray, Science Correspondent | Oct 9, 2010 Frozen water on asteroids may be more common than previously thought, according to new research that will help to support the idea they might have carried the key ingredient for life to the Earth. Water ice and organic molecules that help […]
September 3, 2010 | by Michael Anft Space scientists have put several men on the moon, robotically explored the farthest reaches of the solar system, and calculated the age and composition of the universe. But they’ve had a hard time nailing down two of the most basic questions about life […]
Life on Earth began after asteroids crashed into the planet, scientists have claimed. Astronomers have confirmed for the first time that a giant space rock contains frozen water on its surface. Analysis of asteroid 24 Themis also shows evidence of widespread organic chemicals. The scientists say this supports the theory […]
October 10, 2010 Scientists have found water ice on an asteroid for the second time in just six months. The discovery suggests that such ice is more common on asteroids in our section of the solar system than previously thought – and that such asteroids may have delivered much of […]
Published online April 28, 2010: Cool discovery suggests asteroids brought water and organic material. Zeeya Merali A slushy cocktail of water-ice and organic materials has been directly detected on the surface of an asteroid for the first time. The finding strengthens the theory that asteroids delivered the ingredients for Earth’s […]