Suitable For Life?

Published: Nov. 15, 2021, 8 a.m.

b'Life nearby? We\\u2019ve not yet found any on our favorite planet, Mars. But even if Mars is sterile, could we ever change that by terraforming it? Or seeding it with life from Earth?\\nThe Red Planet is not the only game in town: A new NASA mission to a Jovian moon may give clues to biology on a world where, unlike Mars, liquid water still exists.\\nAlso, the promise of the James Webb Space Telescope and why the solar system\\u2019s largest active volcano offers clues to the habitability of other worlds.\\nGuests:\\n\\n\\nKate Craft\\xa0\\u2013 Planetary scientist at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, where she studies icy moons such as\\xa0Europa.\\n\\n\\nJulie Rathbun\\xa0\\u2013 Senior scientist at the Planetary Science Institute\\n\\n\\nCourtney Dressing\\xa0\\u2013 Professor of Astronomy, University of California, Berkeley\\n\\n\\nChris McKay\\xa0\\u2013\\xa0Research scientist, NASA Ames Research Center\\n\\n\\xa0\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'