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Scientists find life’s ‘building blocks’ in asteroid Bennu samples

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Enceladus, in a mosaic taken by the Cassini spacecraft. Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute

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Phosphate found on Enceladus boosts chances for life

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Scientists grow first plants in lunar soil

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Earth’s ‘Milky seas’ observed from space and sea

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Red dwarf starlight used to grow photosynthesizing bacteria

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BepiColombo spacecraft to fly by Venus tonight, will seek signs of life

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Microbes could survive on planets with all hydrogen atmospheres

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What planets should we search to find alien life?

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What planets should we search to find alien life?

Astronomers look inside meteorites and find the sugars needed for life