06 March 2020
Life in the Universe could be common, but not near us says study
... or satellites in the Solar System or from exoplanets is negligibly small, unless we consider interplanetary or interstellar traveling of microorganisms.” So life could be out there, it’s just hidden beyond our view in a pocket of the Universe far...
01 April 2020
Biohybrid can turn CO2 into new products for use on Mars or Earth
... used to produce many other organic products by feeding it to genetically engineered organisms, such as bacteria or yeast. These microorganism’s also benefit from being considerably lighter and easier to transport to Mars than the products themselves...
11 May 2020
Martian brines likely to be present, just not habitable says new study
... water. In the hyperarid conditions of Mars, coupled with its crippling freezing temperatures, it is just too much for microorganisms to survive, argue the authors and as such it means these brines cannot be classified as ‘Special Regions’ according...
28 August 2020
Clumps of bacteria could survive interplanetary journey, new study says
... survive for three years in outer space conditions and could potentially survive for much longer if the microorganism colony is bigger. Floating high up in the troposphere 12 kilometres above Earth are colonies of a bacteria known as Deinococcus...
02 January 2021
Life beneath glaciers is good news in the search for life on icy worlds
... a major impact on Earth's climate, both today and in the past," said Boyd. "We've known for a while that microorganisms living beneath ice sheets or glaciers can fix carbon, but we never really understood how. What Eric...
26 April 2021
Microbes could potentially live beneath Mars' surface, new study suggests
... kind of chemical energy that supports microbial life deep beneath Earth’s surface, meaning that these tiny microorganisms could be present on Mars right now. Lurking deep underground in caves on our planet are colonies of sulphate-loving...
