Mars Organic Geochemistry-Are We Alone, and Where Did We Come From?
As NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover Spirit began collecting images for a 360-degree panorama of new terrain, the rover…
Quantifying Surface Heterogeneity Across Asteroid (101955) Bennu using Candidate Site Remote Sensing Data
Locations of the four candidate sites across a 2D map projection of Bennu’s surface captured by the OSIRIS-REx…
Biocidal Conditions in Low-Mars-Orbit Can Inactivate Bioburden on External Mars Spacecraft Surfaces and Dust Particles Within a Few Sols
Coupon arrangements within the Planetary Atmosphere Chamber (PAC) during low-Mars-orbit (LMO) simulations. (A) The coupons for Exp-1 and…
Planetary Exploration 3.0: A Roadmap for Software-Defined, Radically Adaptive Space Systems
Planetary exploration is characterized by unknowns, which are both the primary reason and challenge for exploration. (a) The…
Analysing The Sample Preparation Process In Meteorites And Its Impact On The Pretreatment Of Returned Samples To Earth
Raman image of MoDTC from the MIL 090136 Martian meteorite (in blue). — Science Direct The study of…
Microstructural And Biochemical Constraints On Cryptoendolithic Life In Atacama Halite: Implications For Extreme Habitability
Graphical Abstract — Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy Halite pinnacles from the Yungay area in…
A Thousand Meters Deep: Vertical Profiling of the Subterranean Microbiome of Gourgouthakas Cave
Selected pictures of microbial diversity of Gourgouthakas isolated bacteria. (A-B) Initial screenings of sample material prior to purecultures.…
Gulf Of Mexico Blue Hole Harbors High Levels Of Novel Microbial Lineages
A diver’s view looking up to the opening of Amberjack Hole. Image courtesy of Mote Marine Laboratory via…
Limits of Terrestrial Life and the Probability of Growth on Mars: Call for Speakers and Topics
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/KSC The National Academies’ Committee on Planetary Protection is hosting a virtual meeting that will inform NASA’s…
Ice World Expedition: Drilling Through Thwaites Glacier In West Antarctica
Drilling Base Camp, Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica — BAS A team of researchers from the UK and…