- Nano-Biotechnology
- By Gabriel Gache
- July 28th, 2008
![Diamonds Could Have Been Life's Best Friend Diamonds Could Have Been Life's Best Friend](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Diamonds-Could-Have-Been-Life-039-s-Best-Friend-1.jpg)
Diamonds Could Have Been Life's Best Friend
Diamonds could have catalyzed the formation of complex polymers
- Nature
- By Gabriel Gache
- July 25th, 2008
![Microbial Life Found on the Snowy River Microbial Life Found on the Snowy River](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Microbial-Life-Found-on-Snowy-River-1.jpg)
Microbial Life Found on the Snowy River
Unique environment discovered in Fort Stanton Cave
- Nature
- By Gabriel Gache
- July 25th, 2008
![Vent Inside Arctic Circle Baffles Geologists Vent Inside Arctic Circle Baffles Geologists](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Vent-Inside-Arctic-Circle-Baffles-Geologists-1.jpg)
Vent Inside Arctic Circle Baffles Geologists
Unique ecosistem found deep beneath the waters of the Arctic
- Space
- By Gabriel Gache
- July 23rd, 2008
![Phoenix Spends Sleepless Night Phoenix Spends Sleepless Night](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Phoenix-Spends-Sleepless-Night-1.jpg)
Phoenix Spends Sleepless Night
Lander coordinates with MRO to make atmospheric observations
- Space
- By Gabriel Gache
- July 22nd, 2008
![No Organics Present in the Outskirts of Pinwheel Galaxy No Organics Present in the Outskirts of Pinwheel Galaxy](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/No-Organics-Present-in-Outskirts-of-Pinwheel-Galaxy-1.jpg)
No Organics Present in the Outskirts of Pinwheel Galaxy
Life would most likely form in the central regions of Messier 101
- Space
- By Gabriel Gache
- July 21st, 2008
![Astronomers Discover the Smallest Exo-Planet to Date Astronomers Discover the Smallest Exo-Planet to Date](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Astronomers-Discover-Smallest-Exo-Planet-to-Date-1.jpg)
Astronomers Discover the Smallest Exo-Planet to Date
Gliese 518 c has a mass 5 times that of Earth
- Space
- By Gabriel Gache
- July 18th, 2008
![Deep Impact Gets Alien Glimpse of Earth Deep Impact Gets Alien Glimpse of Earth](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Deep-Impact-Gets-Alien-Glimpse-of-Earth-1.jpg)
Deep Impact Gets Alien Glimpse of Earth
Spacecraft pictures Earth from a distance of 50 million kilometers
- Space
- By Gabriel Gache
- July 17th, 2008
![Mars Had Significant Amounts of Liquid Water on the Surface Mars Had Significant Amounts of Liquid Water on the Surface](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Mars-Had-Significant-Amounts-of-Liquid-Water-on-the-Surface-1.jpg)
Mars Had Significant Amounts of Liquid Water on the Surface
Mars was much more watery than previously thought
- Space
- By Gabriel Gache
- July 12th, 2008
![Massive, Rocky, Hot Planets Could also Support Life Massive, Rocky, Hot Planets Could also Support Life](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Massive-Rocky-Hot-Planets-Could-also-Support-Life-1.jpg)
Massive, Rocky, Hot Planets Could also Support Life
Super-Earths may have more chances of supporting life than smaller planets
- Space
- By Gabriel Gache
- July 8th, 2008
![Phoenix's Robotic Arm Delivers Second Sample Phoenix's Robotic Arm Delivers Second Sample](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Phoenix-039-s-Robotic-Arm-Delivers-Second-Sample-1.jpg)
Phoenix's Robotic Arm Delivers Second Sample
Additional soil scraping tests scheduled for today
- Microbiology/Genetics
- By Gabriel Gache
- July 3rd, 2008
![Life Could Have Originated Earlier than Thought Life Could Have Originated Earlier than Thought](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Life-Could-Have-Originated-Earlier-than-Thought-1.jpg)
Life Could Have Originated Earlier than Thought
Diamond fragments set new limit for life occurrence
- Space
- By Gabriel Gache
- July 3rd, 2008
![Short Circuit Comes Back to Hunt Martian Lander Short Circuit Comes Back to Hunt Martian Lander](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Short-Circuit-Comes-Back-to-Hunt-Martian-Lander-1.jpg)
Short Circuit Comes Back to Hunt Martian Lander
Phoenix's three month mission may be cut short
- Space
- By Gabriel Gache
- June 14th, 2008
![DNA and RNA Came from Space DNA and RNA Came from Space](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/DNA-and-RNA-Came-from-Space-1.jpg)
DNA and RNA Came from Space
Researchers find nucleobases in meteorite fragment
- Space
- By Gabriel Gache
- June 11th, 2008
![Phoenix Back on Track - Soil Sprinkling Works Phoenix Back on Track - Soil Sprinkling Works](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Phoenix-Back-on-Track-Soil-Sprinkling-Works-1.jpg)
Phoenix Back on Track - Soil Sprinkling Works
Lander expected to conduct atmospheric observations in coordination with MRO
- Space
- By Gabriel Gache
- June 10th, 2008
![Martian Lander Mission in Danger of Failing Martian Lander Mission in Danger of Failing](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Martian-Lander-Mission-in-Danger-of-Failing-1.jpg)
Martian Lander Mission in Danger of Failing
Phoenix will try additional shaking, Martian soil too compact
- Space
- By Gabriel Gache
- June 9th, 2008
![Finding Extrasolar Moons Finding Extrasolar Moons](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Finding-Extrasolar-Moons-1.jpg)
Finding Extrasolar Moons
Astronomers are searching for techniques to find extrasolar moons
- Space
- By Gabriel Gache
- June 9th, 2008
![Phoenix Fails to Make First Analysis of Martian Soil Phoenix Fails to Make First Analysis of Martian Soil](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Phoenix-Fails-to-Make-First-Analysis-of-Martian-Soil-1.jpg)
Phoenix Fails to Make First Analysis of Martian Soil
Test oven covered with soil, none of which reaches the instrument