Wider net needed in search for alien life
Odd-ball homes Astronomers may have to broaden their definition of what makes a habitable planet, after a new study has found life could survive on p
Study suggests early Mars was not so wet
Dry Mars Early Mars may not have been as warm or wet as scientists suspect, a finding which could impact the likelihood that the Red Planet was capab
Missing supernova mystery solved
Dust busting A large number of dying stars called core-collapse supernovae are not detected because they are obscured by galactic dust, say astronome
Mysterious star challenges view of clusters
Mystery star Mystery surrounds the discovery of a very young star deep in the midst of an ancient stellar cluster.
If the star is as young as
'Rocket dust' kicks up storms on Mars
Mars dust Explosive vertical storms cause the layers of dust that float kilometres above the Martian surface, new research suggests.
The rese
Sugar spotted around star
Sweet star Scientists have detected simple sugar molecules in the gas surrounding a young Sun-like star.
While sugar has previously been dete
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