Elon Musk still wants to drop nuclear bombs on Mars
Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, still wants to drop nuclear bombs on Mars to transform it into a livable planet for humans — as evidenced by his latest tweet on Friday morning. Musk believes that by hitting Mars with nuclear weapons, the planet’s polar…
NASA Rover detects possible Life on Mars
NASA scientists say its Curiosity rover discovered high amounts of methane gas on Mars. On Earth, the gas is typically produced by living things. CBS News space consultant Bill Harwood joined CBSN to discuss if this observation could mean there’s life on Mars.
CHOCOLATE COULD BE A THING OF THE PAST BY 2040
Scientists at the University of California are teaming up with Mars company to try to save the crop before it’s too late. They’re exploring the possibility of using the gene-editing technology CRISPR to make crops that can survive the new challenges. Beyond the walls of…
When We Get to Mars, the Beer Might Not Be Bad
Here’s an interplanetary botany discovery that took college students and not NASA scientists to find: Hops — the flowers used to add a pleasant bitterness to beer — grow well in Martian soil. “I don’t know if it’s a practical plant, but it’s doing fairly…
