OSIRIS_Mars_true_color Type post Author David Coppedge Date March 4, 2025 CategoriesPlanetologyRare Earth Tagged , astrobiologists, Christopher McKay, Icarus, Mars, nutrients, perchlorates, soil, spacecraft, Viking mission Hope for Mars Life Is Dashed Again David Coppedge March 4, 2025 Planetology, Rare Earth 1 Subsequent landers discovered a high concentration of perchlorates in the soil. Perchlorates are chlorinated salts, often used in fireworks. Read More ›
TerraformedMarsGlobeRealistic Type post Author Eric Hedin Date August 5, 2024 CategoriesIntelligent DesignPlanetologyRare Earth Tagged , atmosphere, David Coppedge, desert, dirt, earth, ecosystem, Evolution News, greenhouse effect, habitability, intelligent design, Mars, Mother Nature, Penn State, perchlorates, planets, Saturn, soil, temperature, terraforming, The Privileged Planet, Titan, water Earth and Mars — A Rare Gem and a Sharp Contrast Eric Hedin August 5, 2024 Intelligent Design, Planetology, Rare Earth 9 Apparently, simple living organisms must exist for eons on a planet before more advanced life can thrive. Read More ›
Atacama-Desert Type post Date September 18, 2019 CategoriesLife Sciences Tagged , __edited, astrobiology, Atacama Desert, Australia, BBC News, cable bacteria, carbon, Chile, DNA, Great Barrier Reef, intelligent design, Live Science, Mars, microbes, molecular machines, Nature Communications, Nature Scientific Reports, New Scientist, oxygen, Paul Nelson, perchlorates, PNAS With an Assist from Nature, DNA Travels the Globe Science & Culture September 18, 2019 Life Sciences 9 Life makes its way around the world using nonliving transportation systems, seeding the world with complex specified information. Read More ›