Astrobiology of Icy Worlds News
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Scientific American featured an article, "Melting Glaciers Liberate Ancient Microbes." Based on research by icy worlds team member John Priscu, an expert and pioneer in the study of Antarctic microbiology, Priscu has found living bacteria in cores of 420,000-year-old ice and gotten them to grow in his laboratory. Other researchers report bringing far older bacteria back to life. Dr. Julie Palais (left), NSF-OPP Glaciology Program Manager, and Anais Orsi (right) inside a back-lit snow pit at WAIS Divide. Credit: Kendrick Taylor
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Astrobiology Magazine featured a recent article based on a paper written and published by Icy Worlds Team member Dr. Murthy Gudipati, who details his lab work investigation of how deeply electrons penetrate the surface of an icy world like Europa. Europa's icy surface is marred by fractures that hint at the possibility of a subterranean ocean. Credit: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona