Comets may have seeded Earth with life-supporting carbon

Posted on 08/03/2021 by Engadget

NASA's airborne telescope has made another major discovery just months after it confirmed the presence of water on the Moon's sunlit surfaces. SOFIA's latest find relates to the essence left by an icy comet that zipped past Earth in 2016...

Early Solar System meteorites might explain how Earth got water

Posted on 10/01/2021 by Engadget

Some of the oldest known meteorites might just explain how water came to Earth. Gizmodo reports that scientists have discovered evidence carbonaceous chondrites, a group of meteorites from the formation of the Solar System (about 4.5 billion years in...

Astronomers detect signs of life in the atmosphere of Venus

Posted on 14/09/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

A team of astronomers believe they have found signs of life in the atmosphere of Venus, The New York Times reports. In two papers published today, the astronomers explain that they’ve detected the chemical phosphine in Venus’s thick atmosphere. They...

A tiny space rock holds clues about the evolution of life

Posted on 24/08/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Back in 2012, a team of Japanese and Belgian researchers in Antarctica found a golf ball-sized space rock resting in the snow. Now, NASA astronauts have had a chance to study a piece of that meteorite, Asuka 12236, and they say it may hold new clues...

There could be as many as six billion Earth-like planets in our galaxy

Posted on 22/06/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Is humanity alone in the universe? It’s a question that mankind has grappled with for literal ages, and while Hollywood has spent decades feeding our curiosity with depictions of little green men and pew-pewing lasers, scientists have taken a more ca...

3D atom mapping helps investigate the origins of life

Posted on 11/05/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

A relatively new technique for studying atoms might shed more light on how life began on Earth. Scientists have used 3D atom mapping (specifically, atom probe tomography) to discover that the oldest molecular fluids in the Solar System could have sup...

Study casts doubt on the chances of life on watery alien planets

Posted on 04/11/2019 by Engadget RSS Feed

Scientists searching for habitable planets often see the presence of water as a key sign, but they might not want to raise their hopes too high. A recently published study has indicated that there was no clear evidence of extremophiles (life that ca...

WowWee Pinkfong Baby Shark Official Song Puppet with Tempo Control Launch

Posted on 30/07/2019 by mandy

Pinkfong’s Baby Shark song is still here to stay as kids and adults alike continuously play the song on loop just about anywhere.Luckily for fans of the popular sensation, there is a whole lot of...

These cute toy puppies that come to life are waiting for you take them home

Posted on 29/07/2019 by mandy

It’s true that dogs are man's best friend. They always bring joy to humans because of their loyalty, sweetness and cuteness.If you have always dreamed about having your own canine buddy but couldn’t...

3 Uses Of AI That Will Change Your Life

Posted on 08/07/2019 by i4u

Artificial intelligence has a mixed reputation. On the one hand, people fear it. Shows like Black Mirror display the potential for it to be misused, by humans and by the technology itself....

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