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Potential For Life In Lakes Isolated Beneath Antarctic Ice

by Keith Cowing

In a study published in Science Advances, researchers from Imperial College London, the University of Lyon and the British Antarctic Survey have shown Antarctic subglacial lakes may be more hospitable […]

Posted inAnalog Studies, Atmospheres, Climate, Weather, Away Teams & Field Reports, Biochemistry & Organic Chemistry, Biogeochemical Cycles & Geobiology, Biophysics, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Caves, Craters, Mountains, Subsurface, Lava Tubes, Extremeophiles and Extreme Environments, Fossils & Paleontology, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Mapping, Geodesy, Cartography, Bathymetry, Microbiology & Virology, Origin & Evolution of Life, Sample Return

Astrobiologist Kennda Lynch Uses Analogs On Earth to Find Life On Mars

by Keith Cowing

If we find life on the Red Planet, we’ll have astrobiologists like Dr. Kennda Lynch to thank. Lynch is an astrobiologist and geomicrobiologist studying life in extreme environments on Earth […]

Posted inHabitable Zones, Missions & Hardware, Planetary Protection & Biosafety, Policy, Press Release, Reports, Roadmaps, & Plans, Sample Return

NASA’s Planetary Protection Review Addresses Changing Reality of Space Exploration

by Keith Cowing

NASA released a report Friday with recommendations from the Planetary Protection Independent Review Board (PPIRB) the agency established in response to a recent National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine […]

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Microbial Contamination: Sample Return from Mars Moons: Departure of Microbes From Mars’ Surface

by Keith Cowing

Potential microbial contamination of Martian moons, Phobos and Deimos, which can be brought about by transportation of Mars ejecta produced by meteoroid impacts on the Martian surface, has been comprehensively […]

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Microbial Contamination: Sample Return From Mars Moons: The Fate of Microbes on Martian Moons

by Keith Cowing

This paper presents a case study of microbe transportation in the Mars-satellites system. We examined the spatial distribution of potential impact-transported microbes on the Martian moons using impact physics by […]

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