Could MIT’s MOXIE Device Be the Future of Oxygen Production on Mars? Kenna Hughes-Castleberry·September 19, 2022MOXIE, an experiment by MIT and NASA currently on board the Perseverance rover, aims to help find ways to produce oxygen in Mars' atmosphere.
Innovative New Method of Harvesting Oxygen on Mars Puts the Fourth State of Matter to Work Kenna Hughes-Castleberry·August 26, 2022New research suggests a process to extract oxygen from the Martian atmosphere using plasma, the fourth state of matter.
These Deep-Sea Organisms Make Oxygen without Sunlight Christopher Plain·January 7, 2022Tiny organisms living deep in the world’s oceans have stunned scientists, who now say some of these unusual...
How Much Oxygen is Already on the Moon? Analysis Shows There May Be Enough to Support Earth’s Entire Population for 100,000 Years Christopher Plain·November 26, 2021How much oxygen is on the moon, you may ask? A recent analysis indicates that the top layer of rock and dirt, known as regolith, that covers the Moon’s entire surface has more than you probably think.
Breathing on the Moon Will Require Harvesting Oxygen from Lunar Rocks Candy Chan·October 11, 2021Engineers have successfully demonstrated how water and oxygen can be extracted by the heating of lunar soil. We can all breath easy now.
