http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2012/11/29/nasa-discovers-water-on-mercury Comments On: NASA Discovers Water on Mercury by Paul Constant en-us Copyright 2013 The Stranger. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, The Stranger readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact The Stranger. webmaster@thestranger.com (The Stranger Webmaster) Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:01 -0700 Thu, 23 May 2013 08:00:00 -0700 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/80125…
Posted by Pope Peabrain]]> Fri, 30 Nov 2012 05:02:28 -0800 The Stranger http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sublimation…
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However, here on Planet Earth, all those things are derived from organisms, former or living. It takes photosynthetic cells to put carbon structures together. (I don't know enough about the general metabolism of bacteria living deep underground or underwater, shielded from the reach of solar radiation.) So who knows, you know? Bacteria have been found in more extreme environments than Mercury's polar regions, as described in the post.

The more dispatches I hear from the field of astrobiology, the more doubtful I grow of Earth's exclusive claim to life.
Posted by floater]]> Thu, 29 Nov 2012 11:58:02 -0800 The Stranger
The big find would be liquid water... even better if we find liquid salt water.

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