NASA is officially joining the hunt for UFOs
The space agency on Thursday announced a new study that will recruit leading scientists to examine unidentified aerial phenomena.
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Joseph Shavit
- Jun 4
Breakthrough in determining life's origin on Earth — and maybe Mars
For several hundred million years after the Moon formed, frequent impacts coupled with abundant volcanism on the planet formed basaltic lava
Joseph Shavit
- May 24
Planets of binary stars as possible homes for alien life
Planetary systems around binary stars may be very different from those around single stars and might point to extraterrestrial life.
Joseph Shavit
- Apr 26
Could the blueprint for life have been generated in asteroids?
Using new analyses, scientists found the last two of the five informational units of DNA and RNA that had yet to be discovered in meteorites
Joseph Shavit
- Mar 20
Origins of Life? Scientists create RNA molecule that follows Darwinian evolution
Researchers have for the first time been able to create an RNA molecule that replicates, diversifies and develops complexity.
Joseph Shavit
- Mar 3
30-60 mins of weekly strength training linked to 10-20% lower death risk
Between 30 and 60 minutes of muscle strengthening activity every week is linked to a 10-20% lower risk of death from all causes.
Joseph Shavit
- Feb 21
Massive search for alien life among billions of stars completed - surprising results
Researchers in Australia say their latest project scanned billions of stars and 144 known exoplanets for signs of alien broadcasts.
Joseph Shavit
- Feb 11
Research team finds clues to possible extraterrestrial origin of life on Earth
All life consists of the same chemical building blocks. These include peptides, which perform various completely different body functions.
Joseph Shavit
- Jan 31
Scientists answer a century-old question on the origins of life
The missing link isn’t a not-yet-discovered fossil, after all. It’s a tiny, self-replicating globule called a coacervate droplet.
Joseph Shavit
- Jan 29
Volcanic lake in Costa Rica shows how life might have existed on Mars
The hydrothermal crater lake of the Poás volcano in Costa Rica is one of the most hostile habitats on the planet.
Joseph Shavit
- Jan 15
New study sheds light on origins of life on Earth
Researchers discovered the structures of proteins that may be responsible for the origins of life in the primordial soup of ancient Earth.
Joseph Shavit
- Jan 10
Remarkable link between the number of supernovae and life on Earth discovered
Evidence demonstrates a close connection between the fraction of organic matter buried in sediments and changes in supernovae occurrence.
Joseph Shavit
- Jan 8
'Light propulsion' -- scientists plan to launch tiny lifeforms into interstellar space
This has never been done before, to push macroscopic objects at speeds approaching the speed of light. Mass is such a huge barrier.
Joseph Shavit
- Nov 29, 2021
Pentagon creates new office to probe UFO reports
The new office will focus on incidents in, or near, "special use airspace" areas strictly controlled and blocked from general aviation use.
Joseph Shavit
- Nov 22, 2021
Cosmic dust may be key source of phosphorus for life on Earth
When Earth formed 4.5 billion years ago, any phosphorus that was present likely sank into the molten core due to the element's properties.
Joseph Shavit
- Nov 13, 2021
Researchers answer a century old question about the origin of life
The missing link isn’t a not-yet-discovered fossil, after all. It’s a tiny, self-replicating globule called a coacervate droplet
Joseph Shavit
- Nov 11, 2021
New space telescope to peer back at the universe's first galaxies
Among other goals, James Webb will search the atmospheres of alien planets for what scientists call "biosignatures" -- the presence of life.
Joseph Shavit
- Nov 8, 2021
To find life on other planets, NASA rocket team looks to the stars
A NASA sounding rocket will observe a nearby star to learn how starlight affects the atmospheres of exoplanets in the hunt for life.
Joshua Shavit
- Oct 25, 2021
Some of the world’s oldest rubies linked to early life
While analyzing some of the world’s oldest coloured gemstones, researchers discovered carbon residue that was once ancient life.
Joseph Shavit
- Sep 30, 2021
New data suggests that life could exist on Venus
Photosynthesis could occur in Venus' clouds with the middle and lower clouds receiving solar energy similar to the Earth's surface.