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Experts Push NASA to Focus on Search for Life
The search for life in the solar system, whether in rocks from Mars or on a Jovian moon, tops the wish list of a panel of space scientists convened by the National Research Council.
1976 Look at Mars Soil May Have Missed Life’s Building Blocks
The Viking mission to Mars may have destroyed compounds that make biology possible while trying to detect them in the soil.
Elusive Neutrino Change-Up Finally Detected
In a literally transformative event, physicists find direct evidence that a neutrino morphs from one type into another. The finding provides additional support for the notion that neutrinos have mass, and that requires an explanation beyond the standard model of particle physics.
Cool: New Exoplanet Is Close to Habitable Zone
Astronomers have discovered the first exoplanet that is near habitable temperature and also crosses in front of its star, allowing it to be studied from Earth.
Closest Ever Look at Martian Moon
The Mars Express Orbiter has taken its closest ever images of the Martian moon, Phobos. The views show possible future landing spots.