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Recycled Human Waste Can Turn Mars, Moon Dust Into Fertile Soil, Study Finds
This breakthrough has significant implications for future human missions to Mars and the Moon
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Spacesuit To Lab Coat, Shubhanshu Shukla's Mars Experiment Takes Off
Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla's new avatar is ready. Apart from being an astronaut and the first Indian to fly to the International Space Station (ISS), he is also a scientist now.
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Scientists Discover Microbes That May Help Make Mars Habitable
Mars is seen as the next major challenge for human exploration, but establishing life there is not easy.
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NASA’s Perseverance Rover Spots Megaripples, Proof Mars' Soil Is Still Shifting
NASA’s Perseverance rover has discovered striking megaripples — giant Martian sand waves — at a site called Kerrlaguna in Jezero Crater. These formations, about a meter tall, are larger than Earth’s beach ripples but smaller than the biggest dunes. Scientists say they formed when Mars had a thicker atmosphere and stronger winds, and many no...
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NASA Reveals Why Its Ingenuity Helicopter Crashed On Mars
Ingenuity was designed to perform up to five experimental test flights over 30 days but managed to operate for almost three years, performing 72 flights.
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NASA’s Viking Mission May Have Destroyed Martian Life with Water Experiments
In 1975, NASA’s Viking mission tested Martian soil for microbial life using liquid water. A recent theory suggests this approach may have destroyed microbes adapted to Mars' dry, salt-driven conditions. Astrobiologist Dirk Schulze-Makuch proposes revisiting our assumptions about life on Mars and prioritising methods suited to its hyperarid enviro...
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Martian Mystery Deepens: Ancient Lake Under Mars' Surface Hints At Life's Potential
Future drilling into the Martian soil could unlock the mysteries hidden beneath, offering a glimpse into Mars' potential for past or even present life.
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ISRO, IISc Develop Bacteria-Infused 'Space Bricks' to Build Structures on Mars
Humans will require spaces to live in if they are to be sent to planets like Mars. So, the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bengaluru has collaborated with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to develop a prototype for Martian and lunar soil bricks to be used in the construction of habitats for human settlements on the Red Planet.
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NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover Spots Something 'No One's Ever Seen', Shares Images
NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover said it has seen something “no one has ever seen.” In an update via Twitter, Perseverance said it scratched the Martian surface with a tool attached to its robotic arm while wandering around the Jezero Crater in search of evidence of interest to scientists. When it looked underneath the rock it found something tha...
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Heinz Collaborates With Astrobiologists to Produce Ketchup From Tomatoes Grown in Simulated 'Martian' Soil
Heinz has produced a ketchup that is becoming popular for more than just its flavour. A team of 14 astrobiologists worked for months to achieve a similar feat — but on Earth. They worked at the Aldrin Space Institute at the Florida Institute of Technology to grow these tomatoes in a controlled environment with soil, temperature, and water conditi...
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Recycled Human Waste Can Turn Mars, Moon Dust Into Fertile Soil, Study Finds
This breakthrough has significant implications for future human missions to Mars and the Moon
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Spacesuit To Lab Coat, Shubhanshu Shukla's Mars Experiment Takes Off
Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla's new avatar is ready. Apart from being an astronaut and the first Indian to fly to the International Space Station (ISS), he is also a scientist now.
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Scientists Discover Microbes That May Help Make Mars Habitable
Mars is seen as the next major challenge for human exploration, but establishing life there is not easy.
-
NASA’s Perseverance Rover Spots Megaripples, Proof Mars' Soil Is Still Shifting
NASA’s Perseverance rover has discovered striking megaripples — giant Martian sand waves — at a site called Kerrlaguna in Jezero Crater. These formations, about a meter tall, are larger than Earth’s beach ripples but smaller than the biggest dunes. Scientists say they formed when Mars had a thicker atmosphere and stronger winds, and many no...
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NASA Reveals Why Its Ingenuity Helicopter Crashed On Mars
Ingenuity was designed to perform up to five experimental test flights over 30 days but managed to operate for almost three years, performing 72 flights.
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NASA’s Viking Mission May Have Destroyed Martian Life with Water Experiments
In 1975, NASA’s Viking mission tested Martian soil for microbial life using liquid water. A recent theory suggests this approach may have destroyed microbes adapted to Mars' dry, salt-driven conditions. Astrobiologist Dirk Schulze-Makuch proposes revisiting our assumptions about life on Mars and prioritising methods suited to its hyperarid enviro...
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Martian Mystery Deepens: Ancient Lake Under Mars' Surface Hints At Life's Potential
Future drilling into the Martian soil could unlock the mysteries hidden beneath, offering a glimpse into Mars' potential for past or even present life.
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ISRO, IISc Develop Bacteria-Infused 'Space Bricks' to Build Structures on Mars
Humans will require spaces to live in if they are to be sent to planets like Mars. So, the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bengaluru has collaborated with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to develop a prototype for Martian and lunar soil bricks to be used in the construction of habitats for human settlements on the Red Planet.
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NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover Spots Something 'No One's Ever Seen', Shares Images
NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover said it has seen something “no one has ever seen.” In an update via Twitter, Perseverance said it scratched the Martian surface with a tool attached to its robotic arm while wandering around the Jezero Crater in search of evidence of interest to scientists. When it looked underneath the rock it found something tha...
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Heinz Collaborates With Astrobiologists to Produce Ketchup From Tomatoes Grown in Simulated 'Martian' Soil
Heinz has produced a ketchup that is becoming popular for more than just its flavour. A team of 14 astrobiologists worked for months to achieve a similar feat — but on Earth. They worked at the Aldrin Space Institute at the Florida Institute of Technology to grow these tomatoes in a controlled environment with soil, temperature, and water conditi...
