Nasa and Esa want to bring Martian rocks to Earth. Here’s what will happen to the samples once they get here
Scientists will have to check whether the samples contain living microbes before they can be safely studied.
April 7, 2025 • ~8 min
Scientists will have to check whether the samples contain living microbes before they can be safely studied.
Bacteria that are mirror images of existing ones could evade our immune systems, causing serious illness.
Only about 12kg of oxygen is produced per second on Europa, which is on the lower side of previous estimates from about 5kg to 1,100 kg per second.
Control experiments are critical in informing the search for alien life.
Five out of the six essential elements required for life on Earth were known to exist on Enceladus. Now the sixth and final one has been found too.
No conclusive evidence that extraterrestrial life exists has been found...yet.
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