The search for liquid water beyond the Earth is important in the struggle to understand the origin of life. Data from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft have revealed Saturn’s moon Titan probably contains a layer of liquid water under its ice shell. Researchers … Continue reading
For geologist Zalasiewicz, each and every pebble you find in your garden or on a shoreline is a “capsule of stories” which tell the dramatic history of the Earth. From the “pebble menagerie”, he chooses a piece of slate lying … Continue reading
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA—If there are other species like us in the universe, theyve probably been around for a lot longer than we have. According to new research presented here today at the 220th meeting of the American Astronomical Society and published … Continue reading