by admin | Apr 13, 2025 | Earth, Mars, microbes, News, planet, space, Space News, The Conversation
A field known as synthetic biology has become one of the most highly anticipated in science. Its outputs range from golden rice, which is genetically engineered to provide vitamin A, to advances stemming from the Human Genome Project, which successfully mapped the... by admin | Mar 24, 2025 | 3d printing, Mars, Nasa, News, space, Space News, terraforming, The Conversation
Throughout history, when pioneers set out across uncharted territory to settle in distant lands, they carried with them only the essentials: tools, seeds and clothing. Anything else would have to come from their new environment. So they built shelter from local... by admin | Mar 2, 2025 | astronomy, beach, Mars, Nasa, News, space, Space News, The Conversation
In the 1970s, images from the NASA Mariner 9 orbiter revealed water-sculpted surfaces on Mars. This settled the once-controversial question of whether water ever rippled over the red planet. Since then, more and more evidence has emerged that water once played a large... by admin | Feb 23, 2025 | Aliens, bacteria, Helicobacter pylori, Mars, News, space, Space News, The Conversation
We often forget how wonderful it is that life exists, and what a special and unique phenomenon it is. As far as we know, ours is the only planet capable of supporting life, and it seems to have arisen in the form of something like today’s single-celled prokaryotic... by admin | Dec 18, 2024 | colonies, Earth, Mars, Nasa, News, space, Space News, space travel, SpaceX
Could humans expand beyond their homeworld and establish settlements on the planet Mars? The idea of settling the red planet has been around for decades. However, it has been seen by sceptics as a delusion at best and mere bluster at worst. Mars might seem... by admin | Nov 30, 2024 | Mars, Nasa, News, planet, space, Space News, The Conversation, water
Water is ubiquitous on Earth – about 70% of Earth’s surface is covered by the stuff. Water is in the air, on the surface and inside rocks. Geologic evidence suggests water has been stable on Earth since about 4.3 billion years ago. The history of water on early Mars...