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6 Unexpected Ways UC San Diego Researchers are Studying Space
- Researchers model asteroid threats with predictive math to assess potential Earth impacts over the next 5–10 years.
- Marsquakes are analyzed to infer subsurface water and the potential for life on Mars.
- Scientists invented new optics to search for technosignatures, revealing broader use for dark matter research.
- Understanding interstellar gas and dust helps explain how new stars form in the Milky Way.
- Researchers study space spores to understand how some organisms survive and adapt in extreme environments.
- Plant-based biomedicine could supply medicines on long missions by growing pharmaceuticals in leaves.
- The research illustrates cross-disciplinary advances that repurpose tools for space science and health.
- Six topics collectively highlight UC San Diego’s broad space research agenda for the future.
- The UC San Diego team emphasizes applications from space science to life science and medicine.
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