Europa’s Rocky Secrets Could Douse Hopes for Alien Life
New modeling suggests Europa’s seafloor is too rigid for tectonic activity, challenging hopes for chemical energy and life in its hidden ocean.
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Deep Mantle Water: How Earth’s Early Reservoir Made Life Possible
Chinese scientists show how Earth’s deep mantle stored water over 4 billion years ago, turning a magma planet into a life-friendly world.
New Clues on Enceladus’s Potential for Life
Scientists reexamined Cassini’s 2008 flyby data and found fresh organic molecules in Enceladus’s plumes, boosting its promise as a life-friendly world.
How Desert ‘Space Moss’ Could Be the First Plant on Mars
Discover Syntrichia caninervis, the desert ‘space moss’ that survives extremes and could shape Mars exploration.
New Microbe Discovered Aboard China’s Space Station
Chinese scientists aboard China’s Space Station discovered a novel microbial species, Niallia tiangongensis, sparking new insights in space research.