14 April 2017
Cassini finds evidence for hydrothermal vent activity on Enceladus
...“methanogenesis.” This reaction involves combining hydrogen with carbon dioxide dissolved in water to produce methane. The production...the rest is a mixture of other molecules including carbon dioxide, methane and ammonia. And although Cassini has not ...
29 July 2020
Puzzling new gas signatures found on Mars
...now spotted never-before-seen signatures of ozone (O3) and carbon dioxide (CO2); features that are both "puzzling and surprising"... Gas Orbiter (TGO), featuring the spectral signatures of carbon dioxide (CO2) and ozone (O3). The bottom panel shows ...
October 2018
Sustainable ways of living on the Moon and Mars
...the surface regolith and, in the case of Mars, a carbon dioxide (CO2) atmosphere in an attempt to become almost self-sustaining...., including nitrogen, CO2, ammonia, methane and sulphur dioxide. A miniaturised lab known as ProSPA will analyse the...
July 2020
Investigations into plant growth on the Moon
... is not just beneficial for their use as a potential food source. Plants also produce oxygen and take in carbon dioxide, which makes their contribution to the successful establishment of a Moon colony critical. Research has proved that simulated...
January 2023
Producing food in space
... that makes the whole journey possible. Interestingly, the Solein bioprocess uses the byproducts of breathing, as the carbon dioxide emitted by the respiration of the crew can be utilised directly for food production. The microbial cells are...
February 2023
How to grow plants in a spacecraft
... Life Support System (ECLSS) installed in the International Space Station (ISS) produces oxygen and water by recycling carbon dioxide and urine; a similar system will be needed for long spaceflights. The idea of a bioregenerative LSS (BLSS) was...
