To search for life on the market, it helps to know the way it began right here. One of many characteristic articles within the newest challenge of The Planetary Report explores the idea of the final common frequent ancestor, or LUCA, an historic inhabitants of organisms from which all life on Earth developed. By studying extra in regards to the situations wherein life first developed on Earth, we are able to refine our seek for life elsewhere. Pictured: Hydrothermal vents deep within the North Atlantic Ocean, the place life on Earth could have begun. Picture credit score: R.B. Pedersen/Centre for Geobiology.
With auroras stretching throughout extra of the planet this 12 months, it’s price wanting up. Vince Ledvina, also referred to as the Aurora Man, joins this week’s Planetary Radio to debate the science behind the northern and southern lights and what they’ll inform us about our Solar, our planet, and different worlds throughout our galaxy.
Sept. 14 is Worldwide Observe the Moon Evening. Celebrate all things lunar with digital and in-person occasions world wide, academic sources for individuals of all ages, Moon-watching ideas, and a lot extra.
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