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…
The Mars 2020 mission involves sending a rover, named Perseverance, to Mars to look for evidence of past life on that planet. Perseverance…
Microbes on Earth have adapted to survive in some pretty extreme locations. The extreme dryness of deserts, high salinity in salt deposits,…
Here on Earth, scientists study layers of sediment like dirt and sand to better understand how rocks form. The same contextual clues…
Humans have long been fascinated by the huge Cosmos above us. Perhaps this fascination has been best put to words by Carl Sagan in his…
Water is essential for life. When searching for life in the universe, the first thing researchers do is “follow the water”. Mars is no…
A Coronal Mass Ejection means that the corona, a layer of the sun, explodes, ejecting particles into space. Supernova cosmic rays or…