Mars could grow asparagus? How long will planet Earth continue to support life?

Phoenix Returns Treasure Trove for Science
06.26.08. — NASA’s Phoenix Mars Lander performed it’s first wet chemistry experiment on Martian soil flawlessly yesterday, returning a wealth of data that for Phoenix scientists was like winning the lottery.

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Martian dirt is apparently good enough for asparagus to grow in, NASA scientists said Thursday, as they announced the results of a soil analysis collected by the US Phoenix Mars lander.

 

Yes, good news in deed, for those that support NASA’s efforts to explore Mars and other planets. I’m not saying that I’m completely against this type of exploration and it’s associated expense. I do believe however, that we need to increase the effort on planet earth, to clean-up our greenhouse gas emissions and pollution. If we don’t reverse our present trend very quickly, none of this may make any difference.

 

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