Space & Astronomy News: From Earth to Exoplanets: Using Basalt Spectra to Search for Water in Distant Worlds & more...

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From Earth to Exoplanets: Using Basalt Spectra to Search for Water in Distant Worlds

How can astronomers determine if an exoplanet has water based on Earth’s geological composition? This is what a recent study published in Nature Astronomy hopes to address as a team of researchers led by Cornell University are developing a new catalog for ...

TIDYE-1b: A 3-Million-Year-Old Planet Redefines Our Understanding of Planetary Formation

What can young exoplanets teach us about planetary formation and evolution? This is what a recent study published in Nature hopes to address as an international team of researchers have made a first-time discovery of the youngest exoplanet, TIDYE-1b, which is ...

Decoding Mars: Curiosity Rover Explores Water's Legacy and Sulfur Stones

What can sulfur stones and mysterious patterns on Mars teach us about past liquid water life and the potential for ancient life on the Red Planet? This is what NASA’s Curiosity rover hopes to address as the car-sized robotic explorer recently discovered ...

Lava Tubes as Mars Analogs: Uncovering Biosignatures in Earth's Caves

What can lava tubes on Earth teach us about finding life on Mars? This is a recent study published in Communications Earth & Environment hopes to address as an international team of researchers investigated how molecular biomarkers found in volcanic lava ...

Unlocking Mars' History: The Dating of Water-Rock Interaction in the Lafayette Meteorite

When did liquid water exist on Mars and what can it tell us about when, or if, life ever existed on the Red Planet? This is what a recent study published in Geochemical Perspective Letters hopes to address as a team of researchers from the United States and ...