Gautam Naik The probe that landed on the surface of a comet has discovered organic molecules, the most rudimentary building blocks of life, according to the German agency involved in the mission. An instrument aboard the Philae lander detected the molecules after “sniffing” the comet’s atmosphere. An organic compound is […]
Yearly Archives: 2014
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Mission Status (Last Call) Join us at a luncheon celebration to commemorate the 45th Anniversary of Landing on the Moon (July 20, 1969) and 30 Years (1981-2011) of Supporting Space Shuttle missions.
by Will Parker Scientists conducting a series of experiments on the International Space Station say that some micro-organisms can survive for long periods exposed to the hostile environment of outer space. The findings, published in the Astrobiology Journal, lend weight to the concept of panspermia, where life on Earth emerged […]