The thin air of Mars has long been treated as a problem to be solved, a hostile mix of carbon dioxide and dust that stands ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. A new study has revealed that lichens can withstand the intense ionizing radiation that hits Mars ...

Mars-like shock and chemical stress reveal ribonucleoprotein condensates as a key survival mechanism in yeast. Life on Mars, ...

A new study from NYU Abu Dhabi has found that high-energy particles from space, known as cosmic rays, could create the energy needed to support life underground on planets and moons in our solar ...

Imagine a common item in your kitchen pantry, one that you use almost daily, surviving on the harsh surface of Mars. This might sound like science fiction, but recent research from a leading space ...

For the first time, researchers have demonstrated that certain lichen species can survive Mars-like conditions, including exposure to ionizing radiation, while maintaining a metabolically active state ...

Whether anything ever lived on Mars is unknown. And the present environment, with harsh temperatures, intense radiation, and a sparse atmosphere, isn’t exactly propitious for life. Despite the red ...

The point is that we can easily deal with that much of radiation. You are applying a wrong logic, worrying only about "how much higher than Earth surface that is" and then coming to "oh noes its 200 ...