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Life ‘not as we know it’ possible on Saturn’s moon Titan

1 March 2015 Astronomy Now

Liquid water is a requirement for life on Earth, but on much colder worlds life might exist beyond the bounds of water-based chemistry. Researchers at Cornell University offer a template for life that could thrive in the cryogenic seas of Titan, Saturn’s largest moon.

Finding infant Earths and potential life just got easier

7 December 2014 Astronomy Now

Two researchers at New York’s Cornell University have found that on infant worlds, the habitable zone is located further away from their young parent star than previously thought. Life could arise on planets in the early phase of the coolest stars.