NASA DARES to Establish an Astrobiology-Specific Technology Development Program
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NASA DARES to Establish an Astrobiology-Specific Technology Development Program

NASA’s Science Mission Directorate, Planetary Science Division, Space Technology Mission Directorate, and Astrobiology Program are recommended by the Agnostic Life Finding Association (ALFA) to establish a competitive, highly-focused, science-requirements-driven technology development program to advance astrobiological instrumentation towards and beyond Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 6.
March 21, 2025Posted inAstrobiology, Life on Mars, Mars, NASA, Single ScoopsNo Comments
Searching for Unambiguous Signs of Extant Life on Mars with the Agnostic Life Finder (ALF)
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Searching for Unambiguous Signs of Extant Life on Mars with the Agnostic Life Finder (ALF)

NASA’s Science Mission Directorate (SMD) and Mars Exploration Program (MEP) are recommended by the Agnostic Life Finding Association (ALFA) to produce a focused investigation to seek unambiguous signs of extant life within the Martian subsurface ice, in this decade, by deploying the Agnostic Life Finder (ALF) in concordance with planned water-mining operations on Mars.
March 17, 2025Posted inAstrobiology, Life on Mars, Mars, NASA, Single ScoopsNo Comments
How to Search for Unambiguous Signs of Extant Life on Mars with NASA-DARES 2025
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How to Search for Unambiguous Signs of Extant Life on Mars with NASA-DARES 2025

NASA’s Science Mission Directorate (SMD) and Mars Exploration Program (MEP) are recommended by Agnostic Life Finding Association (ALFA) to produce a focused investigation to seek unambiguous signs of extant life within the Martian subsurface ice, in this decade, as a Discovery-class mission or by deploying an astrobiology payload in concordance with planned water-mining operations on Mars.
March 11, 2025Posted inAstrobiology, Life on Mars, Mars, NASA, Single ScoopsNo Comments
Prioritize the Search for Extant Life on Mars with NASA-DARES 2025
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Prioritize the Search for Extant Life on Mars with NASA-DARES 2025

NASA’s Science Mission Directorate (SMD) and Mars Exploration Program (MEP) are hereby recommended by Christopher Temby and Agnostic Life Finding Association to ensure that the highest priority science objective in the coming decade for the 2025 Decadal Astrobiology Research and Exploration Strategy (NASA-DARES 2025) is a search for an extant Martian biosphere before human arrival.
February 10, 2025Posted inAstrobiology, Life on Mars, Mars, NASA, Single ScoopsNo Comments
IMPRESS to Deliver Art and Science to Mars
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IMPRESS to Deliver Art and Science to Mars

The image depicts a concept art: a five meters tall titanium penetrator imbedded in the Martian soil. The scientific payload and cameras broadcasting statue's selfies reside in the half-buried pedestal. Long after the science mission ends, this statue will serve as a landscape feature and a message to the future generations.
September 20, 2024Posted inAstrobiology, Life, Life on Mars, MarsNo Comments
Radiation on Mars is less likely to kill you than sitting on your couch
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Radiation on Mars is less likely to kill you than sitting on your couch

We have all heard that radiation on the Martian surface is dangerous to humans and that it would limit the extent of life there, both indigenous and transplanted. However, what is rarely mentioned is how dangerous the radiation is exactly. I will attempt to quantify this danger. In short: If you choose to forgo exercise and have a poor diet, you have a higher chance of premature death due to cancer than if you lead an otherwise healthy life but are exposed to Mars-surface radiation levels.
February 7, 2024Posted inLife on Mars, MarsNo Comments
The BARSOOM Model for Life on Mars
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The BARSOOM Model for Life on Mars

Many different metabolic strategies might let life survive on Mars where Viking landed. One in particular explains all of the observations made by Viking. In addition, it is consistent with chemical principles, and "clever" natural selection likely evolved these Bacterial Autotrophs Respiring with Stored Oxygen in Overnight Metabolism as fit solutions to the challenges of living on the Martian surface.
November 18, 2023Posted inLife on Mars, Single ScoopsNo Comments
Evolution is cleverer than you are
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Evolution is cleverer than you are

Biology is very difficult to predict but surprisingly easy to bend to fit any observed results. Life on Mars might employ various pathways to generate energy and fix reduced carbon. Contrary to Steven Benner's claims, at least some of the potential pathways do not involve the generation of molecular oxygen.
November 17, 2023Posted inLife on Mars, Mars1 Comment