Lichens can survive almost anything, and some might survive Mars(arstechnica.com)

11 points by abacussh 1 year ago | 3 comments

IAC confirms existence of a Super-earth in the habitable zone of a Sun-like Star(iac.es)

407 points by ohjeez 1 year ago | 265 comments

Press release from the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias announcing confirmation of a super-Earth orbiting in the habitable zone of a Sun-like star.

Diplodocus, Long Thought Exclusively American, Turns Up in Spain(sci.news)

81 points by embedding-shape 1 month ago | 48 comments

An small microbial ecosystem has formed on the International Space Station(arstechnica.com)

27 points by rntn 1 year ago | 4 comments

Mars Has Influence on Earth's Oceans and Climate, Repeating Every 2.4M Years(smithsonianmag.com)

151 points by pseudolus 2 years ago | 66 comments

Scientists find desert moss 'that can survive on Mars'(theguardian.com)

45 points by nabla9 2 years ago | 37 comments