A mysterious extraterrestrial visitor now has a permanent home and identity, thanks to University of Georgia researchers.
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Away Team Update: Exploring Hydrothermal Vents In The Gulf Of California
When Samantha Joye and her fellow researchers once again set sail into the Gulf of California, they weren’t sure what to expect.
Posted inMars
Geologists Simulate Soil Conditions To Help Grow Plants On Mars
Humankind’s next giant step may be onto Mars. But before those missions can begin, scientists need to make scores of breakthrough advances, including learning how to grow crops on the […]
Posted inExtremeophiles and Extreme Environments, Press Release, Water/Hycean Worlds & Oceanography
University of Georgia Researchers to Monitor Deep-sea Plumes
Deep-sea hydrothermal plumes–waters nearly two miles down in the ocean–are home to processes that effect life across the planet. However, high pressure and water temperatures that exceed 300 degrees Celsius […]
Posted inExtremeophiles and Extreme Environments, Microbiology & Virology
Poison-breathing Bacteria
Buried deep in the mud along the banks of a remote salt lake near Yosemite National Park are colonies of bacteria with an unusual property: they breathe a toxic metal […]
Posted inExoplanets, -moons, -comets
Planets in Kepler-37 Star System Designated 'UGA-1785' by NASA
The nation’s first state-chartered university recently became the world’s first to have a star system named after it. The University of Georgia and its Franklin College of Arts and Sciences […]