#How bacteria from Earth may help us colonize space

#How bacteria from Earth may help us colonize space

“#How bacteria from Earth may help us colonize space” As humans reach out into the solar system, it will be necessary to use resources available on other worlds. Carrying building supplies from Earth via rockets is both impractical and frightfully expensive. The best solution is to find means to utilize materials found on the Moon…

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#NASA sending human remains to the moon summer 2021

#NASA sending human remains to the moon summer 2021

“#NASA sending human remains to the moon summer 2021” People’s cremated ashes are to be sent to the Moon next year as part of a commercial burial service piggybacking on a NASA lunar mission. Texas space memorial firm Celestis will provide more than a dozen capsules carrying human remains and DNA for the flight. Dubbed…

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#The Moon’s tiny twin is stalking Mars

#The Moon’s tiny twin is stalking Mars

“#The Moon’s tiny twin is stalking Mars” Mars is accompanied by a pair of small moons — Phobos and Deimos — as well as four Trojan asteroids that follow the Red Planet in its trips around the Sun. Trojan asteroids follow planets, including Mars, Earth, and Jupiter, placed 60 degrees ahead of or behind their…

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#Why moon ice is a huge deal

#Why moon ice is a huge deal

“#Why moon ice is a huge deal” Mankind is officially “one small step” closer to sustaining life on the moon long-term. Science has found two sources of water on the moon outside of its frigid polar zones. SOFIA, the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, is a converted jet originally intended for star-tracking. It found water…

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