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Mars' water appears to have been too salty to support life

Salt deposits suggest salinity was commonly above what terrestrial life can tolerate full story»

Sulfur dioxide may have helped maintain a warm early Mars

Hypothesis may aid understanding of early Earth full story»

Oceans are back on Mars

They might have been cradles of Martian life full story»

Tilting at ice ages

Earth's tilt brought on the ice, scientist says full story»

Tiny "David" telescope finds "Goliath" planet

Four-inch-diameter telescope yields first full story»

Lifeless suns dominated early universe

Window for life opened only recently, astronomically speaking full story»

Suns of all ages possess comets, maybe planets

It's likely that planetary systems like our own are common full story»

Planetary survivor strategy: Outeat, outweigh, outlast!

Growing planets must fight for survival against their suns full story»

Earth's birth date turned back

Formed at least 50 million years earlier than previously believed full story»

Looking for the meaning of life at the bottom of the sea

Researcher devotes himself to understanding what shapes the planet full story»

New moons found around Neptune

Three more boosts total to 11 known Neptune satellites full story»
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