space microbes

Microbial mania on Mars

At the Kennedy Space Center, NASA is finalizing preparations to launch the Mars 2020 rover in July. One of the aims of the Mars 2020 mission is to search for signs of past microbial life through biosignatures. Biosignatures typically present themselves in traces of nitrogen, oxygen, or methane, indicating some active life form in either

athenssciencecafe March 6, 2020

Bears in Space

Try picturing a 600 lb grizzly bear floating through space without the protection of a handy space suit. Unfortunately for our furry friend, let's call them Oswald, they would definitely die within minutes due to hypoxia or from the loss of external pressure. Also, Oswald would probably get some gnarly burns from the cosmic radiation.

athenssciencecafe January 1, 2017

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