Category: Planetology
To Do His Real Job, ET Doesn’t Need to Exist
The only possible conclusion to draw is this: What gives humans importance is not found in our genes.
Extraterrestrial Life Would Demonstrate Human Exceptionalism
I hope we do find life elsewhere. It would be another step in our advancement as a species.
Should Science Be Publicly Funded at All?
Waste, futility, and fraud are too frequent outcomes of taxpayer funding. Private funding could well be more intelligently directed.
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.