NASA funded a group of theologians to try to assess the probable reaction of religious people to extraterrestrial life or intelligent aliens. Link: https://mindmatters.ai/2022/01/will-religions-crumble-if-we-find-extraterrestrial-life/
Caltech researchers used the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter to determine that surface water left salt minerals behind as recently as 2 billion years ago. Link: https://www.nasa.gov/feature/jpl/nasa-s-mro-finds-water-flowed-on-mars-longer-than-previously-thought
There’s a debate about how many planets are in the solar system, which is not so well known. Link: https://www.slashgear.com/789768/why-nasa-thinks-a-hidden-ninth-planet-might-be-possible/
The ambitious observatory has arrived at its home at a gravitationally stable spot called L2 for a premier view of the Universe. Link: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-00128-0
The first private mission to search for life on another planet is due to head to Venus in May 2023. Link: https://astronomy.com/news/2022/01/the-case-for-life-on-venus–and-the-private-mission-that-aims-to-find-it
In the latest episode of Talking Post, astronaut Chris Hadfield joins SCMP chief news editor Yonden Lhatoo to discuss the final frontier, aliens, the ISS and China’s space programme. Link: https://www.scmp.com/video/talking-post/3163337/are-we-alone-chris-hadfield-ufos-iss-and-china-space-talking-post-yonden
The color pops up almost everywhere the Perseverance rover has looked—and could hold clues to the planet’s potential for ancient life. Link: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/mysterious-purple-coating-found-on-mars-rocks?awc=19533_1643128195_4f010a1c9e9aaa79cba8f94da5047830
