A line in tune with billionaire Elon Musk's Mars colony plans. Isaacman, a billionaire entrepreneur and private astronaut, echoed Trump's ambitious vision for space exploration, stating, "First, ...

Scientists have suggested we start with Antarctic desert moss, and more recently, have even suggested lichen that can survive Mars-like conditions. But a Polish scientist says the physics of ...

(The lichen in this photo is Cetraria aculeata.). | Credit: Pensoft Earth-based lifeforms known as lichens may be tough enough to survive on Mars, a new study suggests. Scientists came to this ...

Researchers bombarded lichens with a year's worth of Martian radiation in just 5 hours — and they survived, hinting that the extremophiles could potentially live on the Red Planet.

These studies could also include in situ experiments on Mars to confirm these promising results. The research team, led by Kaja Skubała, emphasizes the importance of these findings for astrobiology.

Musk, the billionaire owner of SpaceX who has controversially waded into U.S. politics, has said it’s possible to send a crewed mission to Mars by 2029. He said it’s necessary to preserve ...

We found that D. muscorum could not only survive but also activate its defense systems.” This research challenges the common belief that Mars is simply too harsh to support life. It suggests ...

They wanted to know which physical and biochemical properties might help lichens survive Mars ... and habitability on Mars." Lichens are bizarre structures in which a fungus and an algae or ...

The results indicate that D. muscorum could potentially survive on the surface of Mars. This research challenges the assumption that ionizing radiation (a form of high-energy radiation including X ...

For the first time, researchers have demonstrated that certain lichen species can survive Mars-like conditions, including exposure to ionizing radiation, while maintaining a metabolically active state ...

For 50 years, scientists in Großbeeren have studied how different fertilization strategies affect vegetable and soil quality. The box plot facility in Großbeeren hosted one of the world's ...