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NASA’s Preventative Measures Against Potential Martian Pathogens
Although the risk is small that threatening organisms will make their way to Earth via the Martian rock samples currently being collected, NASA is taking precautions. These samples—set to arrive in the …
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Mapping coral reefs, transforming taxis into vegetable gardens, tracing Harlem's legacy as a style hub and more
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NASA’s New Rock Samples Could Prove Life Existed On Mars
According to NASA scientists, the rock samples taken from the Jezero Crater on Mars could indicate that life previously existed on the planet. The samples, taken by the rover Perseverance (which first …
Via wired.com
NASA Astrobiologist Reverend Pamela Conrad on Human Nature, Spirituality + Science
Pamela Conrad may seem like an anomaly; she’s a NASA scientist (an astrobiologist and mineralogist working on the Perseverance mission) as well as a reverend. In a fascinating interview with Wired, Conrad …
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An exhibition centered on Black Brooklynites, plants that filter the air, a walking robot destined for Mars and more
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SpaceBok, the Robot Being Designed to Walk on Mars
Wheels may be a more stable means to roam around the challenging terrain of Mars, but they limit where robots can go. In fact, to date, all of the robots scouring the …
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Shipping container houses, childhood memories as art installations, medicinal psychedelics and more
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First Color Photo of Mars Taken by Aerial Vehicle
The first color photo of Mars taken by an aerial vehicle—the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter, which hovered 17 feet (or 5.2 meters) above the surface—has been published by NASA. In the image, one …
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