astrobiologie

De studie van leven buiten de aarde, inclusief methoden om het op andere werelden te detecteren.

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Space
Microbes Can 'Planet‑Hop' on Asteroids

Microbes Can 'Planet‑Hop' on Asteroids
A Johns Hopkins experiment shows hardy microbes can survive the shock of asteroid ejection and much of the transit to another world, strengthening the lithopanspermia idea and rai…
Science
New Clues Suggest Past Life on Mars

New Clues Suggest Past Life on Mars
Two fresh lines of analysis — a reexamination of Curiosity data and new chemistry from Perseverance — are sharpening the case that Mars once hosted habitable, possibly life-friend…
Space
Fungi Bricks for Moon and Mars

Fungi Bricks for Moon and Mars
UNC Greensboro and Luna Labs, with NASA funding, are testing whether fungal mycelium grown on regolith and recycled waste can be turned into load-bearing, sterilizable 'bricks' fo…
Space
Viruses Seem Stronger in Space

Viruses Seem Stronger in Space
Multiple lines of research — astronaut monitoring, bacterial studies on the ISS and laboratory experiments simulating microgravity — show microbes behaving differently in orbit. S…