NASA Space Biology is soliciting proposals for ground-based plant or animal studies (and/or their associated microbes) that will characterize the responses of these organisms to conditions that recapitulate the stressors […]
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Posted inAnalog Studies, Away Teams & Field Reports, Exploration Gear & Tech, Moon, Press Release, Tricorders & Sensors
Away Team Tricorder Tech: Draper Multi-Environment Navigation (DMEN)
NASA astronauts tried out their moon exploration gear recently in the Arizona desert.
Posted inCitizen Science / Open Science, Missions & Hardware, Moon, Plant Biology, Press Release, Space Agriculture, Space Life Science
Australian National University To Support Aussie Start-up In Growing Plants On The Moon
The Australian National University (ANU) will lend its unique expertise in plant biology to an ambitious mission led by Australian space start-up Lunaria One that aims to grow plants on […]
Posted inAstronomy & Telescopes, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Exoplanets, -moons, -comets, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Moon, Press Release
OWL-Moon: Very high Resolution Spectropolarimetric Interferometry And Imaging From The Moon: Exoplanets To Cosmology
We outline a concept for OWL-Moon, a 50-100m aperture telescope located on the surface of the Moon, to address three major areas in astronomy, namely the detection of biosignatures on […]
Posted inAstrochemistry, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Missions & Hardware, Moon, Press Release, Tricorders & Sensors
A Tiny, High-Powered Laser To Find Water On The Moon
Finding water on the Moon could be easier with a Goddard technology that uses an effect called quantum tunneling to generate a high-powered terahertz laser, filling a gap in existing […]
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 inArtemis & Lunar Exploration, Astropharmacy / Biotechnology, Cubesats and smallsats, Microbiology & Virology, Microgravity, Missions & Hardware, Moon, Plant Biology, Press Release, Radiation, Space Life Science
Artemis I Will Launch The BioSentinel Deep Space Biology Cubesat Mission
Poised to launch on Artemis I from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, BioSentinel – a shoebox-sized CubeSat – will perform the first long-duration biology experiment in deep space. Artemis […]
Posted inArtemis & Lunar Exploration, Life Support Systems, Moon, Plant Biology, Press Release, Space Agriculture
Scientists Grow Plants in Lunar Soil
In the early days of the space age, the Apollo astronauts took part in a visionary plan: Bring samples of the lunar surface material, known as regolith, back to Earth […]
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Moons May Yield Clues To What Makes Planets Habitable
Earth’s moon is vitally important in making Earth the planet we know today: the moon controls the length of the day and ocean tides, which affect the biological cycles of […]
Posted inGravitational Biology, Moon, Plant Biology, Press Release
Gravitational Action Of Sun And Moon Influences Behavior Of Animals And Plants, Study Shows
The rhythms of activity in all biological organisms, both plants and animals, are closely linked to the gravitational tides created by the orbital mechanics of the Sun-Earth-Moon system. This truth […]