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Category: Featured

Rare and abundant microbial lineages in deep-sea hydrothermal vents 

February 17, 2016 Daniel Larsen

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The global selenium cycle 

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The unusual architecture of the ? Andromedae planetary system 

February 3, 2016 Daniel Larsen

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Abiotic oxygen on exoplanets spells trouble for life-detection 

January 25, 2016 Daniel Larsen

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Is the pale blue dot unique? 

December 7, 2015 Daniel Larsen

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Simulations of Exotic Clouds on Exoplanet GJ 1214b 

October 31, 2015 Daniel Larsen

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Where to look for life? 

October 14, 2015 Daniel Larsen

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Sheltered by the magnetic cocoon 

September 30, 2015 Daniel Larsen

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The Center of Light: Detecting Exomoons 

September 4, 2015 Daniel Larsen

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Yuk Yung wins Kuiper Prize! 

August 21, 2015 Daniel Larsen

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Is that really alien life? 

August 7, 2015 Daniel Larsen

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Collisions could reveal “invisible gas” in exoplanets 

July 30, 2015 Daniel Larsen

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Atmospheric signs of volcanic activity could aid search for life 

June 10, 2015 Daniel Larsen

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Searching for Alien Biosignatures: Non-Photosynthetic Organisms May Produce Novel Signatures of Life on Exoplanets 

May 7, 2015 Daniel Larsen

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Earliest evidence for microbial nitrogen fixation at 3.2 billion years ago 

May 6, 2015 Daniel Larsen

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VPL Joins the NExSS Exoplanet Research Network 

April 22, 2015 Daniel Larsen

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Stars May Change Mini-Neptunes into Habitable Planets 

February 12, 2015 Daniel Larsen

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New Venus Studies Probe the Dynamic Atmosphere Below the Clouds and Reveal the Complexities of Hazy Worlds 

February 10, 2015 Daniel Larsen

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Too Hot To Handle: Planets in the Habitable Zones of Low Mass Stars May Be Roasted Early On 

December 1, 2014 Daniel Larsen

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Earth’s Glacial Cycles Might Be Influenced by Human Activity 

July 22, 2014 Daniel Larsen

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VPL Featured in The Atlantic 

June 11, 2014 Daniel Larsen

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Sunsets on Titan Reveal the Complexity of Hazy Exoplanets 

May 27, 2014 Daniel Larsen

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First Earth-Sized Planet in the Habitable Zone Discovered 

April 17, 2014 Daniel Larsen

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“Tilt-A-Worlds” Could Be Potentially Habitable 

April 16, 2014 Daniel Larsen

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VPL Researchers Devise New Method for Understanding Exoplanet Atmospheres 

March 7, 2014 Daniel Larsen

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