bacteria

Will We Contaminate Europa?

Europa is probably the best place in the Solar System to go searching for life. But before they're launched, any…

9 years ago

Researchers Say ExoMars Could Detect Bacteria on Mars — Past or Present

Signs of life on the Martian surface would still be visible even after bacteria were zapped with a potentially fatal…

11 years ago

When We Look For Life Beyond Earth, Let’s Consider Dying Planets: Study

Bacteria. They're so resilient that they can survive just about anywhere on Earth, even in spots of extreme hot or…

11 years ago

So You Wanna Go To Space. Can You Put Up With The Superpower Bacteria?

We all love space here and we're sure, given that thousands of people applied for a one-way trip to Mars,…

12 years ago

Hunting for High Life: What Lives in Earth’s Stratosphere?

The Moon photographed through the layers of the atmosphere from the ISS in December 2003 (NASA/JSC) What lives at the…

12 years ago

How Plasma Technology From Space Will Save Our Lives

[/caption] It might sound obvious to anyone who's ever played a video game in the past thirty years, but plasma…

13 years ago

On The Hunt For High-Altitude Microorganisms

[/caption] The United States Rocket Academy has announced an open call for entries in its High Altitude Astrobiology Challenge, a…

13 years ago