Category: Planetology
Fact Check: Did Scientists Really Detect Evidence of Life on Exoplanet K2-18b?
The molecule is dimethyl sulfide (DMS) or dimethyl disulfide (DMDS), and on Earth its sole known source is life (specifically, marine phytoplankton algae).
Hope for Mars Life Is Dashed Again
Subsequent landers discovered a high concentration of perchlorates in the soil. Perchlorates are chlorinated salts, often used in fireworks.
How NASA Might Change Soon
There has been much speculation in the tech media over the current government shakeup.
Intelligent Design in Action: Mars Archaeology
A new scientific research field began when intelligently designed artifacts started appearing on a lifeless planet.
Comet Caps a Year of Natural Beauty
I took a set of images of comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS last night, which was the first sighting I had of it. It’s visible to the unaided eye.