Mars

Lichens can survive almost anything, and some might survive Mars – Go Health Pro

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Lichens can survive almost anything, and some might survive Mars – Go Health Pro

Whether anything ever lived on Mars is unknown. And the present environment, with harsh temperatures, intense radiation, and a sparse atmosphere, isn’t exactly propitious for life. Despite the red planet’s brutality, lichens that inhabit some of the harshest environments on Earth could possibly survive there. Lichens are symbionts, or two organisms that are in a … Read more

NASA’s Curiosity rover has found the longest chain carbon molecules yet on Mars – Go Health Pro

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NASA’s Curiosity rover has found the longest chain carbon molecules yet on Mars – Go Health Pro

NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover has detected the largest organic (carbon-containing) molecules ever found on the red planet. The discovery is one of the most significant findings in the search for evidence of past life on Mars. This is because, on Earth at least, relatively complex, long-chain carbon molecules are involved in biology. These molecules could … Read more