Danny Glavin
@meteordannyg.bsky.social
Astrobiologist and Senior Scientist at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center; author of Frozen in Time: Hunting Meteorites in Antarctica for Signs of Life; enjoys spending time with family, memories of surfing in California, and the Fall season in Maryland
Yes, that will help. But you won't have the state of the art analytical instruments on Mars. There is never going to be a synchrotron radiation facility on Mars. We are using one of those now to study the organic matter in samples returned from asteroid Bennu by OSIRIS-REx right now.
September 14, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Yes, that will help. But you won't have the state of the art analytical instruments on Mars. There is never going to be a synchrotron radiation facility on Mars. We are using one of those now to study the organic matter in samples returned from asteroid Bennu by OSIRIS-REx right now.
Detecting definitive evidence for life beyond Earth using in situ spaceflight instruments is going to big a huge challenge no matter where you go..the recent report of possible evidence of.ancient life on Mars by Perseverance is the latest example. Answering this question demands sample return!
September 14, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Detecting definitive evidence for life beyond Earth using in situ spaceflight instruments is going to big a huge challenge no matter where you go..the recent report of possible evidence of.ancient life on Mars by Perseverance is the latest example. Answering this question demands sample return!
By some miracle, I was actually approved by NASA to travel to Noerdlingen, Germany this week to talk about the Bennu organic results at the Impacts and the Origin of Life conference. First approved travel for me this year. Please just be thankful you are able to travel to science conferences.
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September 1, 2025 at 7:00 PM
By some miracle, I was actually approved by NASA to travel to Noerdlingen, Germany this week to talk about the Bennu organic results at the Impacts and the Origin of Life conference. First approved travel for me this year. Please just be thankful you are able to travel to science conferences.