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Planet Habitable Zone Cannot Be Too Windy

September 19, 2013

The "habitable zone" of a planet usually concerns its distance from the star such that it can support liquid water. But what if the star fries the surface with intense stellar winds?

Cosmology

Cosmos Does Not Look Evolutionary

September 14, 2013

Evidence continues to mount that the universe and its contents appeared mature from the beginning.

Origin of Life

Evolutionists View Poison as Elixir of Life

September 11, 2013

Hydrogen cyanide is one of the most reactive and toxic molecules we know, but astrobiologists view it with almost alchemical qualities for the origin of life.

Solar System

Cassini Shoots "Blue Dot" of Earth

July 24, 2013

Another epic photo of Earth from space was taken on July 19 of Earth from Saturn by Cassini, and released on July 22. From Mercury, the MESSENGER spacecraft also portrayed Earth as a small dot.

Solar System

Mystery Moon (and Meteorites, and Stars)

July 17, 2013

One would think astronomers would not be stumped in 2013 by common objects like the moon, meteors and stars. But they are. It's driving them mad.

Astronomy

Extrasolar Planets: Bigger and More Mortal

June 10, 2013

Many of the stars and planets found by the Kepler spacecraft are not earthlike. Also, astronomers have seen planets destroyed by their stars.

Astronomy

Public Invited to Participate in Astrobiology's Future

May 24, 2013

NASA's Astrobiology Program is charting a new roadmap for future projects, and the public is allowed to voice its opinions.

Astronomy

Trouble for Mars Lifers

May 8, 2013

Evidence disputes Mars water, let alone life. It's looking like a toxic place. Besides, where would the water come from?

Astronomy

Saturn's Rings Impacted by Meteoroids

April 30, 2013

Cassini has observed clouds of dust from meteoroids hitting the rings. The data will "impact" theories of the rings' origin and age.

Astronomy

Major Cosmic Questions Remain Unanswered

April 28, 2013

Some basic ideas about physics and astronomy remain so mysterious, and their explanations so flexible, they may lead some to question whether they should be called "hard sciences."

Astronomy

Latest Attempt to Explain Homochirality Underscores the Problem

April 23, 2013

Finding that some stars emit circularly polarized light will not help explain why life uses only left-handed amino acids.

Astronomy

SETI, Said He, Isn't Ready, Said She

April 22, 2013

The search for extra-terrestrial intelligence is like a detective story without a body. All those new planets, but no signal—at least not one that most scientists will accept.

Astronomy