Four years ago a team of scientists found potential evidence of life in the atmosphere of our closest planetary neighbor, Venus, despite the metal-meltingly hot temperature and crushing pressure experienced on the surface; however, this discovery was followed shortly afterward by a dismissal of the claims, after subsequent searches failed to yieldread more
Although news of the presence of water on Mars is nothing new, the discovery of a massive amount of liquid water—enough to cover the planet’s surface in a mile-deep ocean—has been made by a team that used seismic data to map the interior of the Red Planet. Using data collected by theread more
Yet another key ingredient in the recipe for biological life has been found on Saturn’s icy moon, Enceladus, a chemical compound that, in addition to being a potential energy source for primitive organisms, could also act as a basis for the formation of organic molecules that are essential for the formationread more
NASA’s high-flying SOFIA telescope has detected the presence of water on the sunlit surface of the Moon. This development may make manned missions to our closest neighbor all the easier, as astronauts bound for the lunar surface won’t have to lug as much of the heavy yet supremely vital substanceread more