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Sunday, December 14
Search for Life Should Be Top Science Priority for First Human Landing on Mars, Says New Report
National Academies — 10:12 am ET (1512 GMT)

Friday, December 12
Chinese scientists discover how Earth's deep mantle water made planet habitable
Xinhua — 5:40 am ET (1040 GMT)

Tuesday, December 9
One of the most promising Earth-like worlds may not have an atmosphere after all
SPACE.com — 6:11 am ET (1111 GMT)
Odd elements in supernova blast might have implications for alien life
New Scientist — 6:06 am ET (1106 GMT)

Sunday, December 7
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution selected by NASA to investigate ocean worlds and their organic carbon cycles
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute — 12:27 pm ET (1727 GMT)

Saturday, December 6
Comet 3I/ATLAS from beyond solar system carries key molecule for life
New Scientist — 7:55 am ET (1255 GMT)

Thursday, December 4
Is life out there? NASA finds essential sugars on ancient asteroid the size of the Empire State Building
The Independent — 5:52 am ET (1052 GMT)
"Space gum" and sugars discovered in asteroid Bennu samples, NASA reveals
CBS — 5:18 am ET (1018 GMT)
NASA discovers 'space gum' and sugars 'crucial to life' in asteroid Bennu samples brought to Earth
SPACE.com — 5:12 am ET (1012 GMT)
Hubble Seeks Clusters in ‘Lost Galaxy’
NASA/GSFC — 4:57 am ET (0957 GMT)

Wednesday, December 3
The bacteria that won’t wake up: NASA discovers new bacteria “playing dead”
Univ. of Florida — 5:07 am ET (1007 GMT)
Asteroid Bennu carries all the ingredients for life as we know it
New Scientist — 4:39 am ET (0939 GMT)

Monday, December 1
Earth's newfound 'episodic-squishy lid' may guide our search for habitable worlds
SPACE.com — 5:34 am ET (1034 GMT)

Saturday, November 29
Newly Found Organics in Enceladus’ Plumes
NASA — 2:20 am ET (0720 GMT)

Friday, November 28
Scientists found tryptophan, the ‘sleepy’ amino acid, in an asteroid. Here’s what it means
CNN — 3:17 am ET (0817 GMT)

Wednesday, November 26
Formation of oceans within icy moons could cause the waters to boil
Ars Technica — 3:52 am ET (0852 GMT)
Boiling oceans may sculpt the surfaces of small icy moons
Science News — 3:51 am ET (0851 GMT)
Icy moons in our solar system may have boiling oceans — but life could potentially still survive
SPACE.com — 3:33 am ET (0833 GMT)

Monday, November 24
Black swans from the Red Planet—Could NASA bring back “mirror life” from Mars?
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists — 11:56 pm ET (0456 GMT)
Scientists want to search for life in this double star system devoid of giant exoplanets. Here's why
SPACE.com — 11:31 pm ET (0431 GMT)

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news in brief
Senate seeks to fast-track Isaacman confirmation
Posted: Sat, Dec 6 9:49 AM ET (1449 GMT)

SpaceX launches Starlink satellites
Posted: Sat, Dec 6 9:47 AM ET (1447 GMT)

Roscosmos replaces cosmonaut on next Crew Dragon mission to ISS
Posted: Sat, Dec 6 9:45 AM ET (1445 GMT)

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Tuesday, December 16
Aerospace company wins European backing to advance its thruster tech
Insider Media — 5:27 am ET (1027 GMT)
We've now found 40,000 asteroids that could pose a threat to Earth. Here's why it's the tip of the iceberg
BBC — 5:26 am ET (1026 GMT)
Falcon 9 launch of Starlink satellites from Vandenberg SFB scheduled for early Tuesday
KEYT-TV Santa Barbara, CA — 5:24 am ET (1024 GMT)
Like Starlink's Early Days, Amazon Leo Won't Target Polar Regions At First
PC Magazine — 5:24 am ET (1024 GMT)
Over 1 000 submissions back Starlink’s push for Namibia licence
The Namibian — 5:23 am ET (1023 GMT)
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