Impact from the deep
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Undeveloped geochemical evidence originates from the bands of stratified rock that delineate mass extinction events in the geologic record, including the exciting discovery of chemical residues known as organic biomarkers, produced by tiny life-forms that typically do not leave fossils. To understand the general enthusiasm for the impact of paradigm, physicists have given two separate hypotheses, first that a fairly large asteroid estimated to have been 10 kilometers in diameter struck the earth 65 million years ago and second that the environmental consequences of the impact snuffed out more than half of all species.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 2006
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Galaxies in the young universe
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Astronomers are utilizing the hubble deep field space telescope to characterize the evolution and development of galaxies. The space telescope is focused on galaxies with different ages to determine the origin of the universe.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1997
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Refuges for life in a hostile universe
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Research into the possibility of complex life on other planets is discussed. The requirements for sustaining life, such as surface water and orbital stability, and the concept of a circumstellar habitable zone, are explored.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 2001
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