water

Mars Loses an Ocean But Gains the Potential for Life

It's hard to believe it now looking at Mars' dusty, dessicated landscape that it once possessed a vast ocean. A…

9 years ago

Why Don’t We Search for Different Life?

If we really want to find life on other worlds, why do we keep looking for life based on carbon…

9 years ago

Astronomy Cast Ep. 363: Where Did The Earth’s Water Come From?

Where on Earth did our water come from. Well, obviously not from Earth, of course, but from space. But did…

9 years ago

Why Is Venus So Horrible?

Venus really sucks. It's as hot as an oven with a dense, poisonous atmosphere. But how did it get that…

9 years ago

Rosetta’s Instruments Direct Scientists to Look Elsewhere for the Source of Earth’s Water

Where did all of our water come from? What might seem like a simple question has challenged and intrigued planetary…

9 years ago

What Strange Places Are Habitable?

Everywhere we look on Earth, we find life. Even in the strangest corners of planet. What other places in the…

9 years ago

Some Of Earth’s Water Could Be A Million Years Older Than The Solar System

A new model suggests that up to half of the water on Earth may be older than the Sun and…

9 years ago

Astronomy Cast Ep. 352: Water, Water Everywhere!

Where ever we find water on Earth we find life. And so, it makes sense to search throughout the Solar…

9 years ago

Hubble Finds 3 (Relatively) Dry Exoplanets, Raising Questions About Water Outside The Solar System

Surprise! Three planets believed to be good candidates for having water vapor in their atmosphere actually have much lower quantities…

9 years ago

Rosetta Detects Water on its Target Comet

It's no surprise that there is a lot of water in comets. The "dirty snowballs" (or dusty ice-balls, more accurately)…

9 years ago