{"626864":{"#nid":"626864","#data":{"type":"news","title":"The Search for Life at Earth\u2019s Extremes","body":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhen she wasn\u0026#39;t in a Georgia Tech classroom in 2018, Amanda Stockton was likely found in the extreme environment of Iceland, in a fire-and-ice scene right out of a \u0026quot;Game of Thrones\u0026quot; episode.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EStockton\u0026#39;s work among the volcanoes and glaciers could tell us more about the prospect of habitability \u0026ndash; developing and sustaining life \u0026ndash;\u0026nbsp;in extreme environments elsewhere in our solar system, such as Mars or the moons of Jupiter and Saturn.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Searching for Habitability at the Extremes,\u0026quot; the title of a Stockton lecture about her NASA work, is also the focus of \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/science-matters\/search-life-earths-extremes\u0022\u003ESeason 3 Episode 3 of ScienceMatters\u003C\/a\u003E, the podcast of the Georgia Tech College of Sciences.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EStockton, an assistant professor in the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, is part of a NASA program called FELDSPAR, or Field Exploration and Life Detection Sampling through Planetary Analogue Sampling. Since flying to areas around the solar system is rather expensive, it\u0026rsquo;s a lot cheaper to use locations on Earth that are terrestrial analogs of these extremes, to better understand whether those places could actually be habitable.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EEach ScienceMatters episode includes a quiz that refers to facts mentioned in each podcast. A winner will be chosen randomly from all who submit correct answers. Winners will receive special College of Sciences merchandise such as t-shirts and pens.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Episode 3 quiz question:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EScientists think this region of Chile comes closest to mirroring the terrain that might be found on Mars. What is the name of this area?\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe winner will be announced in the following week.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESubmit your answer here: \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/forms.cos.gatech.edu\/sciencematters-season-3-episode-3-quiz\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/forms.cos.gatech.edu\/sciencematters-season-3-episode-3-quiz\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EScienceMatters podcasts are available for subscription at Apple Podcasts and Soundcloud.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Amanda Stockton\u0027s NASA-related astrobiology work is the focus of ScienceMatters Season 3 Episode 3 "}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe search for life elsewhere in the solar system can start at the most inhospitable regions of Earth, like Iceland\u0026rsquo;s volcanic landscape, or frigid Antarctic waters. 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