Tag: nitrogen
ESA is preparing hibernation modules for its bear-inspired AI-controlled astronauts
Humanity has set foot on the Moon. But truly tearing ourselves away from our earthly roots is always a challenge. And hibernation could help us get there. If we manage…
This discovery opens the way to hibernation for astronauts
The striped ground squirrel. This little squirrel can do what the best trained astronauts are unable to do. He knows how to maintain his muscle mass for several months. So…
Space travel: this discovery opens the way to hibernation for astronauts
The striped ground squirrel. This little squirrel can do what the best trained astronauts are unable to do. He knows how to maintain his muscle mass for several months. So…
Pluto: the dynamics of nitrogen ice in the Sputnik plain finally explained?
Studying Sputnik Planitia, a large impact crater filled with ice of nitrogen, methane and carbon monoxide, the New Horizons probe observed polygonal shapes separated by small hollows on the surface…
How human waste massively pollutes rivers
Pollution from faeces is vastly underestimated, describes a new study that has mapped the main sources of effluent around the world. And contrary to what one might think, sewage treatment…