21 May 2021
New study suggests organic salts are likely present on Mars
... different gases at specific temperatures; so by looking at which temperatures release which gases, scientists can infer what the sample is made of. Copying how SAM analyses matter on Mars but performing the task in a laboratory here on Earth, Lewis...
March 2016
Searching for water in the Solar System
... community for this object has led to the introduction of many different concepts over the past decade: sample return missions, high-resolution geophysical characterisation, surface landers, and geological and chemical mapping. It is expected that...
August 2016
Long-term spaceflight and microbiological safety issues
... periodic inspection of interior surfaces and station equipment, including outer panels. If suspicious areas are located, microflora samples are collected and the area is treated with a special chemical, Fungistat. At the present time, MBPI RAS...
February 2020
Surviving bacteria in space
... like the International Space Station (ISS), no-one would be happy to hear about an uncontrolled microbial dissemination. Astronauts sample a surface on the Space Station for this microbial culture slide. ESA astronaut, Frank De Winne, collects water...
23 December 2015
First new 'ground truth' in 40 years as Chinese rover Yuto presents analysis of moon rocks
...are unlike those returned by the Apollo and Luna sample return missions. Since the termination of these two ...either a high or low to very low titanium content. No samples with intermediate values were found. Conversely, basalts at the Chang'e-3 ...
14 February 2018
Martian meteorite to be used as target practice
... were blasted off Mars' surface millions of years ago. These meteorites aren't as unique as the geologically perse samples 2020 will collect. But they're still scientifically interesting -- and perfect for target practice. "We're studying things...
