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Mars is the next frontier of human space exploration‚ with NASA‚ China‚ and SpaceX all planning to send crewed missions there in the coming decades. In each case‚ the plans consist of establishing habitats on the surface that will enable return missions‚ cutting-edge research‚ and maybe even permanent settlements someday. While the idea of putting boots on Martian soil is exciting‚ a slew of challenges need to be addressed well in advance. Not the least of which is the need to locate sources of water‚ which consist largely of subsurface deposits of water ice. Herein lies another major challenge: Martian ice deposits are contaminated by toxic perchlorates‚ potent oxidizers that cause equipment corrosion and are hazardous to human health (even at low concentrations). To this end‚ crewed missions must bring special equipment to remove perchlorates from water on Mars if they intend to use it for drinking‚ irrigation‚ and manufacturing propellant. This is the purpose of Detoxifying Mars‚ a proposed concept selected by the NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program for Phase I development. The lead developer of this concept is Lynn Rothschild‚ a Senior Research Scientist at NASA’s Ames Research Center (ARC) and the Research and Technology Lead for the Science and Technology Mission Directorate (STMD) at NASA HQ. As she and her colleagues noted in their proposal‚ the “scale of anticipated water demand on Mars highlights the shortcomings of traditional water purification approaches‚ which require either large amounts of consumable materials‚ high electrical draw‚ or water pretreatment.” Graphic depiction of Detoxifying Mars: the biocatalytic elimination of omnipresent perchlorates. Credit: Lynn Rothschild Perchlorates (ClO4-) are chemical compounds that contain the perchlorate ion‚ which form when chlorine compounds become oxidized. Perchlorate salts are kinetically stable‚ very soluble‚ have a low eutectic temperature (the lowest possible temperature they can achieve before freezing)‚ and become very reactive at high temperatures. Chlorate (ClO3-) salts are similar‚ though they are less kinetically stable than perchlorates. Perchlorates were first detected on Mars by the Wet Chemistry Laboratory (WCL) instrument on the Phoenix mission‚ which landed in the northern Vastitas Borealis region in May 2028. With concentrations of about 0.5% found in these northern plain soils‚ scientists realized why previous attempts to find organic molecules in Martian soil had failed. In short‚ the perchlorate prevented mass spectrometers on the Phoenix and the famed Viking 1 and 2 landers (which explored Mars between 1976 and 1980) from detecting anything. This discovery led to renewed interest in the search for organics and astrobiology studies on Mars‚ leading to the Curiosity and Perseverance rovers. Since then‚ perchlorate (and likely chlorate) concentrations have been detected by multiple missions from both the surface and orbit. Here on Earth‚ perchlorates are naturally reduced by bacteria found in hypersaline soils‚ which have applications for water decontamination. Unfortunately‚ these same bacteria are unsuitable for off-world use since they are not spaceflight-proven. Instead‚ Rothschild and her team envision a bioreactor that leverages synthetic biology to take advantage of (and improve upon) this natural perchlorate-reducing process. Specifically‚ their method relies on two key genes found in Earth-based perchlorate-reducing bacteria (pcrAB and cld). These genes are then engineered into the spaceflight-proven Bacillus subtilis 168 bacteria strain‚ which will naturally convert chlorate (ClO-3) and perchlorate (ClO4-) into chloride (Cl-) and oxygen gas (O2). The oxygen gas would be immediately useable in Martian habitats or stored in tanks for extra-vehicular activities (EVAs)‚ while the chloride could be used for various purposes‚ including nutrition. The process is highly sustainable‚ scalable‚ and (unlike conventional filtering systems) eliminates the need to dump the perchlorate and chlorate waste elsewhere. A collage of illustrations highlighting the novel concepts proposed by the 2024 NIAC Phase I awardees. Credit: (clockwise‚ from upper right) Benner/Zhang/McQuinn/Romero-Calvo/Hibberd-Kennedy/Carpenter/Bickford/Romero/Calvo/Cabauy/Landis/Rothschild/Ge-Cheng Zha/NASA With Phase I funding secured‚ Rothschild and her colleagues plan to test the feasibility of sending a bioreactor to Mars. The first step will be to engineer the genes PcrAB and cld into strains of B. subtilis 168 and test their perchlorate-reducing abilities. They also plan to conduct a trade study to compare the performance of their process against traditional engineering approaches‚ especially in terms of the mass‚ power‚ and time it takes to complete the process. The final step will consist of Rothschild and her team creating a plan to incorporate the technology into the architecture for a crewed mission to Mars. “The system will be launched as inert‚ dried spores stable at room temperature for years‚” they state. “Upon arrival at Mars‚ spores will be rehydrated and grown in a bioreactor that meets planetary protection standards. Martian water will be processed by the bioreactor to accomplish perchlorate reduction. Processed water can then be used or further purified as required.” As they also indicate in their proposal‚ the technology will have implications for water decontamination systems and environmental restoration here on Earth: “Development of our detoxification biotechnology will also lead to more efficient solutions to natural and particularly industrial terrestrial perchlorate contamination on Earth. It will also shine a spotlight on the potential of using life rather than only industrial solutions to address our environmental problems‚ which may spur further innovations for other terrestrial environmental challenges such as climate change. Further Reading: NASA The post A Biocatalytic Reactor for Detoxifying Water on Mars! appeared first on Universe Today.

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Pakistan conducted a series of military strikes Thursday morning against insurgents operating in Iran in response to a deadly bombing in the southwestern Pakistani province of Baluchistan on Tuesday. The Pakistan Armed Forces completed a "series of highly coordinated and specifically targeted precision military strikes" against Pakistani terrorists in Iran's Siestan-o-Baluchistan province as part of an intelligence-based operation named "Marg Bar Sarmachar‚" Pakistan's Ministry of...

Iran and Pakistan have carried out air attacks on each other’s territories‚ targeting armed groups near their 900km-long (559-mile) volatile border‚ which they say were meant to ensure their respective national security. Iran’s powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) targeted an armed group in Panjgur town of Pakistan’s Balochistan province late on Tuesday‚ prompting Pakistan to bomb hideouts of armed groups in the Sistan-Baluchestan province of Iran early on Thursday...

An Iranian strike on Pakistan this week that drew a rapid military riposte and raised fears of greater regional turmoil was driven by Iran's efforts to reinforce its internal security rather than its ambitions for the Middle East‚ according to three Iranian officials‚ one Iranian insider and an analyst. Both the heavily-armed neighbours‚ oftentimes at odds over instability on their frontier‚ appear to want to try to contain the strains resulting from the highest-profile cross-...

Becca Moore is a popular TikToker with over 800‚000 followers who's known for her funny‚ laid-back takes on dating. Like any influencer-type she was at the Coachella music and arts festival in Indio‚ California recently. While she was at Coachella‚ she was robbed of her phone‚ rental car keys and wallet.“I went to Coachella this weekend and I thought this guy was kinda hitting on me but then he just robbed me‚” Becca says at the beginning of her three-minute TikTok video with over 3 million views. After the festival‚ she was left with no ride‚ money‚ or means to get in contact with friends and family. She was stranded in the desert.Becca’s friend’s hotel called her an Uber so she could get to a local store to buy a new phone. The driver she was incredibly lucky to be connected with was a lot more than a guy with a car in a time of need‚ he was a guardian angel named Raul Torres from Fresno‚ California‚ six hours north of Indio.“A normal Uber driver takes you to a place and then drops you off. He insisted on coming in with me and making sure that I was going to have a ride after that‚” Becca said.The store wasn’t able to get her a new phone because she didn’t have access to her current plan. But Raul wouldn’t give up‚ so he took her to the local police station where they were able to locate the Airbnb where the thief was staying. The police let them into the room and they searched it but couldn’t find the phone. @becccamooore the uber driver that saved me from going missing is @buds4u559!! 😭 after spending the day w him he told me his daughter is a senior in high school &; is having a hard time going through chemo. i made a gofundme‚ he could’ve left me and didn’t have to help me the way he did! I’d love to help his fam give his daughter a normal end to her senior year of high school this year (prom!!) i’m putting it in my bio!! After the big let-down‚ Becca and Raul decided to take a break from their quest and refresh their spirits with some margaritas‚ on Raul. “Just because he’s an angel on this Earth‚” Becca said in her TikTok video.While the two bonded over drinks‚ Raul told Becca his daughter had been battling cancer and that’s why he’s been working as an Uber driver. “He told me all he wants is for his daughter to have a normal end to her senior year‚ and to be able to go to big events like prom and graduation‚” Becca said.Raul also revealed that his father had cancer as well.His revelations put Becca's troubles in perspective and made his decision to drop his driving for the day to help Becca all the more incredible. @becccamooore thank god he refused to leave me 😭 raul’s tiktok is @buds4u559. also you can donate to the fam in my bio!! thank you all for your donations and generosity. you today‚ me tomorrow!! #TipsForRaul After the final slurps of their margaritas‚ Becca still wasn’t sure how she’d get home. But Raul wouldn’t give up. “We’re getting your phone‚” he exclaimed. He drove her back to the thief’s Airbnb where she found the phone sitting on top of the outside gate. Becca believes the robber abandoned the phone after realizing the police were involved. Then‚ Raul helped Becca get a rental car so she could get home. Before saying their goodbyes‚ the two had spent eight hours together."Raul ended his Uber shift that morning to spend his day helping me‚ expecting nothing in return‚” she said in her TikTok video. So she used her considerable audience to ask followers to help contribute to a GoFundMe page for Raul and his family. Over the first 4 days‚ the campaign has raised over $144‚000."When I was in the car with him it seemed like we were both so focused on my situation. We were only talking about me getting a phone and like things that did not matter. And he completely glazed over the fact that his daughter and his dad were the ones that needed help‚" she admitted.On Friday‚ April 29‚ Raul's dad passed away from cancer.The story of Becca and Raul is a great reminder that no matter how big our troubles seem‚ it’s always important to put them in perspective.This story originally appeared on 05.03.22