Read more life stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/8340/life.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 12:52:33 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/67147/key-component-of-earth-life-found-in-comet.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAn amino acid necessary to the construction of proteins, and therefore life on Earth, has been found in a comet that passes through our solar system, Space.com reports. Glycine was found in samples picked up by a NASA spacecraft in 2004. The discovery suggests that life’s building blocks could...http://www.newser.com/story/67147/key-component-of-earth-life-found-in-comet.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 18 Aug 2009 14:47:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/28962/phoenix-samples-martian-dirt.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Phoenix Mars Lander grabbed a small sample of the fine soil of the planet's polar region yesterday. It was only a test "dig and dump"—using the spacecraft's 8-foot-long robotic arm—but paves the way for retrieving and analyzing samples of Martian soil later this week, reports the Arizona...http://www.newser.com/story/28962/phoenix-samples-martian-dirt.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 02 Jun 2008 5:41:38 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/28233/7-minutes-of-danger-in-mars-quest.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe latest NASA mission searching for signs of life on Mars comes to a heart-pounding climax Sunday as the Phoenix Lander attempts to touch down at the red planet's pole in a hunt for water. The lander must perform complex maneuvers in which the whole mission is at risk for...http://www.newser.com/story/28233/7-minutes-of-danger-in-mars-quest.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 23 May 2008 2:52:48 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/27779/asteroids-could-reseed-a-devastated-earth.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIf a comet ever obliterates life on Earth, don't worry—space rocks could later fall in and reseed a few basic life forms. A new study shows that organisms can survive being hit by a meteor, ejected into space, and hurtled back to Earth on the face of a rock—...http://www.newser.com/story/27779/asteroids-could-reseed-a-devastated-earth.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 18 May 2008 15:13:03 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/22517/living-life-while-facing-death.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagProfessor Randy Pausch may be dying of pancreatic cancer, but a video of his “last lecture” continues to inspire millions around the world, the Independent reports. Pausch delivered his speech, titled "Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams,” to laughter and tears at Carnegie Mellon in September. Picked up by the Wall...http://www.newser.com/story/22517/living-life-while-facing-death.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 31 Mar 2008 19:32:28 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/7415/when-the-sun-dies-earth-might-not.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWhen the Sun begins to kick out in some 5 billion years, it might not take Earth with it, reports the New York Times. Scientists are more optimistic since discovering a planet that survived a similar situation. A lack of hydrogen fuel is expected to cause the Sun to expand...http://www.newser.com/story/7415/when-the-sun-dies-earth-might-not.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 13 Sep 2007 3:32:57 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/5425/frozen-dna-survives-after-8-million-years.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagScientists have nixed the notion that glaciers are lifeless blocks of ice by thawing chunks containing Antarctic organisms and watching them successfully divide on their own, the Los Angeles Times reports. The study suggests that these microorganisms, ranging from 100,000 to 8 million years old, could yield DNA and...http://www.newser.com/story/5425/frozen-dna-survives-after-8-million-years.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 07 Aug 2007 21:15:54 CDT