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This artist's conception shows the rocky exoplanet GJ 1132b, located 39 light-years from Earth. New research shows that it might possess a thin, oxygen atmosphere - but no life due to its extreme heat. (Dana Berry/Skyworks Digital/CfA)

Oxygen on Exoplanet; Smaller Universe; Intergalactic Tan

August 19, 2016

Nearby Exoplanet’s Atmosphere May Contain Oxygen In November 2015, scientists discovered a Venus-like planet that’s only 39 light years away, called Gliese 1132b. The planet is thought to have an atmosphere, despite having a blistering temperature of more than 230° degrees Celsius, since it orbits its red dwarf star from a distance of only 2.25 […]

Research Casts Doubt on NASA ‘New Life Form’ Claim

July 9, 2012

New research throws scientific cold water on NASA’s  purported 2010 discovery of a new form of life which lives and thrives off of arsenic rather than phosphorus,  an important element that supports life as we know it. In December 2010, NASA announced its researchers, led by Dr. Felisa Wolfe-Simon, had found bacteria in California’s Mono […]

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