by Darlene Cavalier | Jan 31, 2014 | Citizen Science, Events, ISS, Project MERCCURI
Thanks to the Independence National Historical Park for giving me access to the Liberty Bell. I had a lot of fun collecting microbes from this national treasure in my hometown! Happy to announce that the microbes from the Liberty Bell have been selected to fly on the...
by Bart Leahy | May 30, 2015 | Events, News, Pop Warner, Project MERCCURI, The Science Cheerleaders
Relative Growth Rates Documented by UC Davis Scientists for Project MERCCURI “Encouraging” for Long-Term Manned Spaceflight Do microbes grow differently on the International Space Station than they do on Earth? Results from the growth of microbes collected by...
by Darlene Cavalier | Dec 13, 2014 | In the News, ISS
Project MERCCURI Progresses; Microbe Growth Documented for Analysis and Interpretation by UC Davis Scientists This week on the International Space Station, astronaut Terry Virts is measuring the growth of microbes collected by citizen scientists across the United...
by Darlene Cavalier | Dec 13, 2014 | Citizen Science, In the News, ISS, Project MERCCURI
“What do Buzz Aldrin’s shoe, the Liberty Bell & sports arenas all have in common? Watch Space to Ground, your weekly update on what’s happening aboard the International Space Station.” Project MERCCURI (a citizen science project to compare...
by Darlene Cavalier | Jun 6, 2014 | Project MERCCURI
Thousands of people swabbed microbes from their shoes and cell phones for Project MERCCURI. We’ll share the results of that part of the research as soon as we have them. Many people also swabbed surface samples from landmarks including the Liberty Bell, 76ers...