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Study Finds Planetary Oxygen at Birth Controls Life-Critical Phosphorus and Nitrogen

The model ties core-formation oxygen to surface access to phosphorus and nitrogen, shifting habitability tests toward formation chemistry.

Perseverance Cleared for Years More Mars Driving With New Push Toward 'Lac de Charmes'

Reanalysis Sharpens 1977 'Wow!' Signal: Stronger, Higher-Frequency, Tighter Origin

Perseverance Rover Finds Clay Minerals in ‘Kenmore’ and Sets New Autonomous Drive Record