NOVA scienceNOW : 54 - Space Dangers, Next-Gen Space Suits, Space Food, Plasma Rockets, Vandi Verma
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Can we make it to Mars?
Can humans survive a trip to Mars and back that could take two to three years? This episode of NOVA scienceNOW examines all of the perils of this journey, including deadly meteoroids, bone and muscle deterioration, and cosmic radiation.
NOVA scienceNOW : 45 - Phoenix Mars Lander, Brain Trauma, Mammoth Mystery, Profile: Judah Folkman
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Phoenix Mars Lander - 01:55
With behind-the-scenes access, NOVA scienceNOW covers the Mars lander Phoenix's thrilling descent to the martian surface and its critical early days of operations. Phoenix will dig into the permafrost to obtain samples of martian dirt and ice for analysis in onboard labs, seeking any evidence that the Red Planet might once have sustained microbial life—or perhaps still does.