Posted on Wednesday 29 July 2020 by Nadjejda
(English) There is something in the frozen lands of Antarctica that lures her. Vinciane Debaille cherishes forgotten rocks that have landed in the midst of the white desert. More than 250 martian meteorites have fallen under the scrutiny of this geochemist who dates rocks using natural radioactivity to understand how planets formed and evolved.
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Posted on Tuesday 28 July 2020 by Nadjejda
(English) She feels at ease in the lab, surrounded by microscopes to unveil the inner secrets of rocks. As she swings back and forth between a meteorite sample, the eyepiece and the screen, she is looking for the organic compounds that will tell her more about life in the Universe.
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Posted on Monday 27 July 2020 by Nadjejda
(English) If aliens looked for life on a future Earth with its oceans and fertile lands lost to time, where would they start?
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Posted on Monday 27 July 2020 by Nadjejda
(English) The crime scene is an impact crater and the mystery is an elusive one for scientists – detecting life’s fingerprints on Mars.
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