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A Nature Communications study found NASA's Curiosity rover detected over 20 organic molecules in 3.5 billion year old Martian rocks, including a DNA precursor never before seen on Mars. The find does not confirm past life but shows Mars can preserve complex carbon compounds for billions of years.

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A Nature Communications study found NASA's Curiosity rover detected over 20 organic molecules in 3.5 billion year old Martian rocks, including a DNA precursor never before seen on Mars. The find does not confirm past life but shows Mars can preserve complex carbon compounds for billions of years.

futura-sciences.com

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A Nature Astronomy study found evidence of an ultra-thin atmosphere on a Kuiper Belt object, (612533) 2002 XV93, roughly 500km wide and beyond Pluto. It is 5 to 10 million times thinner than Earth's and may last under 1,000 years.

livescience.com

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Astronomers have long noticed a shortage of the largest red supergiant stars going supernova. Two explanations compete: the stars may collapse straight into black holes without exploding, or thick dust shells may hide them. The James Webb Space Telescope recently spotted a dusty supergiant before it

nationalgeographic.com

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