Tag: Mars
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Edward Guinan featured on The Best of Our Knowledge
As always, host Bob Barrett selects an Academic Minute to air during The Best of Our Knowledge. Each week this program examines some of the issues unique to college campuses, looks at the latest research, and invites commentary from experts and administrators from all levels of education. For this week‘s edition (#1437), Bob has selected…
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Edward Guinan, Villanova University – Growing Food on Mars
Could we grow food on Mars? Edward Guinan, professor of astronomy at Villanova University, answers this question. Dr. Guinan is a pioneer in astronomy and space science research that studies our Sun, stars, and planets inside and outside our solar system as well as the search for potential life on these planets. His recent research…
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David Rothery, The Open University – Water on Mars
Scientists have found evidence of liquid water on Mars. David Rothery, Professor of Planetary Geosciences at The Open University, explains how this exciting discovery was made. In November 2013 I became Professor of Planetary Geosciences. I was a Senior Lecturer in the Open University Department of Earth Sciences since 1994 (transferring to the Planetary & Space Sciences…
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Robert Burne, Australian National University – Martian Minerals and Microbes
“But our finding, that stevensite can form around biological organisms, will encourage re-interpretation of these Martian deposits and their possible links to life on that planet” said Dr. Robert Burne in a recent article on ABC Science. Dr. Robert Burne, an adjunct senior research fellow at the Research School of Earth Sciences at The Australian…