Do humans need to be altruistic to make it to Mars?
Altruism, in principle, is selfless action for the well-being of others. Altruism may help us achieve our space exploration goals. Space…
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Altruism, in principle, is selfless action for the well-being of others. Altruism may help us achieve our space exploration goals. Space…
Using an environment on Earth that simulates early Mars conditions, researchers found an abundance of bacteria that get their energy from…
Experiments on the International Space Station found that lichens, a combination of algae and fungi, survived in space-like, flight, and…
The Cassini spacecraft revealed the atmosphere of Saturn has large regions that don’t cycle to the poles and that the atmosphere is filled…
Scientists from the University of Zurich and the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, as well as the Icahn School of Medicine at…
On a clear night you might easily see Jupiter, Mars or other planets from our solar system. This is how astronomers from thousands of years…
Space is a dangerous place. Astronauts are wrapped up in layers of protection that regulate pressure, temperature, and oxygen. This…
Going into space is difficult and costly. All of our past space missions have taken many years to complete from laboratory to launch. As we…
Here on Earth, scientists study layers of sediment like dirt and sand to better understand how rocks form. The same contextual clues…
For over a hundred years, humans on Earth have been using radio transmissions to communicate with each other. This ability to communicate…