Prospective Mars explorers can now go for a virtual hike around the landing site of NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover with an interactive map loaded with orbital imagery, terrain data […]
Citizen Science / Open Science
Posted inAway Teams & Field Reports, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Citizen Science / Open Science, Cryobiology, Extremeophiles and Extreme Environments, Genomics, Proteomics, Bioinformatics, Icy Worlds, Microbiology & Virology, Polar / Alpine Expeditions, Press Release, Tricorders & Sensors
Tricorder In The Field: Solving Everest’s Wildlife Mysteries with eDNA
Scientists discover evidence of 187 taxonomic orders from just 20 liters of water collected in one of the Earth’s harshest environments A team of scientists led by the Wildlife Conservation […]
Posted inArtemis & Lunar Exploration, Citizen Science / Open Science, Moon, Plant Biology, Press Release, Space Agriculture, Space Life Science
The Next Generation Of Moon Tree Seeds Will Fly On Artemis I
In a nod to the legacy of Apollo 14, and a celebration of the future of space exploration, NASA’s Office of STEM Engagement’s Next Gen STEM project and the USDA […]
Posted inAI - Data - Apps - Cybernetics, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Citizen Science / Open Science, Genomics, Proteomics, Bioinformatics, Press Release, Tricorders & Sensors
iGenomics: The World's First DNA 'Tricorder' In Your Pocket
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) scientists developed the world’s first mobile genome sequence analyzer, a new iPhone app called iGenomics.
Posted inAtmospheres, Climate, Weather, Biogeochemical Cycles & Geobiology, Citizen Science / Open Science, Extinction events, Press Release, Space Weather & Heliophysics
Exploding Stars May Have Caused Mass Extinction On Earth
Imagine reading by the light of an exploded star, brighter than a full moon – it might be fun to think about, but this scene is the prelude to a […]
Posted inAnalog Studies, Away Teams & Field Reports, Biochemistry & Organic Chemistry, Biogeochemical Cycles & Geobiology, Biophysics, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Caves, Craters, Mountains, Subsurface, Lava Tubes, Citizen Science / Open Science, Extremeophiles and Extreme Environments, Genomics, Proteomics, Bioinformatics, Lava / magma ocean / Volcanic Worlds, Mapping, Geodesy, Cartography, Bathymetry, Microbiology & Virology, Press Release
Ultra-small Microbes Exhibit Extreme Survival Skills In Ethiopia's Mars-like Wonderland
The first study of ultra-small bacteria living in the extreme environment of Ethiopia’s Dallol hot springs shows that life can thrive in conditions similar to those thought to have been […]
Posted inCitizen Science / Open Science, Plant Biology, Press Release, Space Agriculture
Monitoring Indoor Crop Health On Earth And Other Worlds
As the world urbanizes and technologies such as LED grow lights bring down costs, indoor farming is becoming an increasingly important part of the food supply. Eventually, indoor farming techniques […]
Posted inAstronomy & Telescopes, Citizen Science / Open Science, Habitable Zones, Press Release
Kepler Finds A New Planet In A Stellar Habitable Zone
Using data from NASA’s Kepler space telescope, citizen scientists have discovered a planet roughly twice the size of Earth located within its star’s habitable zone, the range of orbital distances […]
Posted inAstronomy & Telescopes, Citizen Science / Open Science, Exoplanets, -moons, -comets, Habitable Zones, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Press Release
Traffic Jam of Moons in Habitable Zones
Volunteers from the Planethunters.org website, part of the Oxford University-led Zooniverse project, have discovered 15 new planet candidates orbiting in the habitable zones of other stars.