A team of scientists just discovered the longest organic molecules yet seen on Mars, the fourth planet from the Sun and and a tantalizing venue for humankind’s search for life beyond Earth.
Mars today is inhospitable, with significant temperature fluctuations, a thin atmosphere, and an apparent dearth of liquid water on the planet’s surface. But according to new research, published today in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, large molecules found on Mars apparently are as old as life on Earth, raising questions about biological activity on an ancient Mars.
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Betavolt Technology kündigt eine "revolutionäre" kompakte Radionuklidbatterie auf Basis von Nickel-63 mit 100 Mikrowatt Leistung und 50 Jahre Lebensdauer an.
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