The search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) began in the 1950s with the suggestion of using microwaves for interstellar communication. Frank Drake, a physicist, conducted the first systematic search for SETI...
The Viking GC/MS: The Seek for Organic Compounds on Mars
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The Viking GC/MS program, conducted during NASA‘s Viking missions in 1976, was the first direct attempt to search for organic molecules on another planet. This program marks a pivotal moment...
Cold Planet: Unraveling the Weak Greenhouse Effects on Mars
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The greenhouse effect is important for warming planets’ surfaces by trapping heat through gases like CO₂, methane (CH₄), and water vapor (H₂O). Greenhouse gases absorb infrared radiation from planets and...
Goldilocks Zone: The Search for Habitable Planets
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Scientists have been in pursuit of finding habitable planets for years. The Goldilocks zone is a theoretical region around a star where the temperature conditions for the existence of liquid...