01 December 2017
Search for life more difficult than previously assumed
... the ozone in the equatorial region. This in turn could have a knock-on effect for the habitability of the planet. "Absence of traces of ozone in future observations does not have to mean there is no oxygen at all. It might be found in different...
27 July 2016
Where did Ceres' craters go?
... of Ceres holds a significant fraction of ice in some form, ruling out a significant rocky surface for the dwarf planet. If the crust was mixed with salts, this would weaken it allowing the basin topography to relax and...
04 March 2019
Does life grow like this elsewhere in the cosmos?
...have the right mix of ingredients to kick-start life, on our planet at least? After recreating an environment similar to that of Earth’s ...conditions similar to early Earth, and maybe to other planets, we can form amino acids and alpha hydroxy acids ...
05 May 2016
Contract signed by Airbus, Space UK and ESA to deliver Biomass satellite
... and how this stock is changing over time. The Earth Explorer Biomass satellite is part of the Living Planet programme, an initiative designed to develop new and better instruments for observing Earth. Previous missions have included...
22 November 2017
JWST completes crucial cryogenic test
... mysteries of the Universe, from discovering the first stars and galaxies that formed to studying the atmospheres of planets around other stars. Harris, who provide mission-critical solutions to all forms of industry from tactical communications...
25 February 2019
Scientists create DNA-like molecule to aid search for alien life
... DNA be? It turns out that the familiar DNA double helix structure that is essential for life on this planet could be bigger with more crammed in. DNA stands for deoxyribonucleic acid. It is a chemical made up of two long molecules...
