Mars Fungi Could Make Red Planet Regolith Fertile for Crops
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Mars Fungi Could Make Red Planet Regolith Fertile for Crops

You’re on the fourth human mission to Mars, and you’ve been tasked with establishing the first self-sustaining food crop on a Martian settlement. You’re nervous because you’re using a new type of fung...

Tote Welt aus Basalt und Staub: Astronomen erhaschen direkten Blick auf die Oberfläche des Exoplaneten LHS 3844 b, auf dem auch Aliens kaum Überlebenschancen hätten
https://oiger.de/2026/05/10/schlechte-karten-fuer-ausserirdische-dunkle-gesteinswelt-ohne-atmosphaere/197495
#Exoplanet #Steinplanet #JamesWebb #Weltraumteleskop #Astronomie #Regolith #Staub #Mond #Merkur #Basalt #SecondEarth
Schlechte Karten für Außerirdische: „Dunkle Gesteinswelt ohne Atmosphäre“ - Oiger

Tote lebensfeindliche Welt aus Basalt und Staub: Astronomen erhaschen direkten Blick auf die Oberfläche des Exoplaneten LHS 3844 b.

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#NASA has awarded Seattle-based #Interlune $6.9 million to develop a payload suite that can cook gases out of #moon dirt and look for traces of potentially valuable #hydrogen and #helium3. The project fits into Interlune's grand plan to sell lunar helium-3 for earthly applications. https://www.geekwire.com/2026/interlune-nasa-contract-extract-helium-3-hydrogen-moon/ #Space #Regolith
Interlune wins $6.9M NASA contract to create system to extract helium-3 and hydrogen from moon dirt

Seattle-based Interlune will build and test a payload that advances its plan to bring back lunar helium-3 for use in quantum computers.

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Regolith Desktop Environment
- @regolith

Productivity focused desktop environment for Debian and Ubuntu Linux

A tailored i3wm experience (and Sway for Wayland)

https://regolith-desktop.com/

#Debian #Regolith #i3wm #Sway
Regolith Desktop Environment

Productivity focused desktop environment for Debian and Ubuntu Linux

La poussière lunaire pourrait devenir une ressource clé pour construire directement sur la Lune et transformer les contraintes du régolithe en matériaux d’infrastructure pour les futures bases humaines issues.fr/la-poussiere... #Moon #LunarBase #Regolith #InSituResourceUtilization #NASA #ESA

La poussière lunaire pourrait ...
La poussière lunaire pourrait cesser d’être une nuisance et commencer à remodeler la façon dont les humains peuvent construire au-delà de la Terre

Alors que les agences spatiales et les entreprises privées envisagent une présence humaine durable sur la Lune, un défi fondamental consiste à construire une

Issues.fr
La poussière lunaire pourrait devenir une ressource clé pour construire directement sur la Lune et transformer les contraintes du régolithe en matériaux d’infrastructure pour les futures bases humaines https://issues.fr/la-poussiere-lunaire-pourrait-cesser-detre-une-nuisance-et-commencer-a-remodeler-la-facon-dont-les-humains-peuvent-construire-au-dela-de-la-terre/
#Space #Science #Innovation #Astrophysics #Moon #LunarBase #Regolith #InSituResourceUtilization #NASA #ESA
La poussière lunaire pourrait cesser d’être une nuisance et commencer à remodeler la façon dont les humains peuvent construire au-delà de la Terre

Alors que les agences spatiales et les entreprises privées envisagent une présence humaine durable sur la Lune, un défi fondamental consiste à construire une

Issues.fr
#Chickpeas can grow in #moon dirt and make seeds
Scientists had some success growing plants in actual lunar #regolith from Apollo missions. But plants took in toxic metals and grew slowly, showing signs of stress.
Researchers dusted chickpeas — chosen for their hardiness & high protein content — with powdered arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. Fungi help plants’ taproots branch out and reach more soil while also sequestering heavy metals away from plant
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/chickpeas-moon-dirt-seeds-space-farming
https://archive.ph/JGB3k
Chickpeas can grow in moon dirt and make seeds

Chickpeas produced seeds in simulated lunar soil, offering clues for future space farming.

Science News
Eine lebensfähige Mondstation muss sich aus Ressourcen vor Ort versorgen. Blue Origin hat ein System entwickelt, das Atemluft aus Mondstaub gewinnt. #sfcd #mond #mondstation #regolith #nasa #BlueOrigin #ESA

Blue Origin baut System zur Ge...
Blue Origin baut System zur Gewinnung von Sauerstoff aus Regolith

Eine lebensfähige Mondstation muss sich aus Ressourcen vor Ort versorgen. Blue Origin hat ein System entwickelt, das Atemluft aus Mondstaub gewinnt.

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My friend, Prof Corien Bakermans, just did a great interview for a CBC show about her recent study of tardigrade survival in simulated Martian soils. Give it a listen! #tardigrades #mars #regolith #astrobiology
https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-51-quirks-and-quarks/clip/16204447-nearly-indestructible-teeny-tiny-tardigrades-struggle-survive-martian
Short-term survival of #tardigrades (Ramazzottius cf. varieornatus and Hypsibius exemplaris) in #martian #regolith simulants (MGS-1 and OUCM-1): https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/international-journal-of-astrobiology/article/shortterm-survival-of-tardigrades-ramazzottius-cf-varieornatus-and-hypsibius-exemplaris-in-martian-regolith-simulants-mgs1-and-oucm1/8A91986096FB533FB264DD056F549DF2 -> ‘Water bears’ reveal potential for adapting, protecting Martian resources: https://www.psu.edu/news/research/story/water-bears-reveal-potential-adapting-protecting-martian-resources - microscopic tardigrades help inform how simulated Martian soil might support plant life and mitigate contaminants shedding from human explorers, researchers report -> Scientists Finally Found Something Tardigrades Can’t Survive: https://gizmodo.com/scientists-finally-found-something-tardigrades-cant-survive-2000728358 - tardigrades are practically invincible on Earth, so scientists looked to outer space in search of their kryptonite.
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Short-term survival of tardigrades (Ramazzottius cf. varieornatus and Hypsibius exemplaris) in martian regolith simulants (MGS-1 and OUCM-1) - Volume 24

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