#9 Technology | Planetary Protection | 行星保衛組都在做什麼

同學們是否曾想像在NASA上班會是什麼樣的感覺?本篇內容介紹到NASA總部的行星保護單位-行星保衛組(Planetary Protection)，他們的工作除了讓地球免於外星生物的汙染，同時也保育其他行星免於被地球細菌所傷害。而Cassini衛星為我們示範了經典的例子，在採集完樣本後自行焚毀，這樣不僅可以避免將細菌帶回地球，也可以避免衛星上的細菌對該行星造成傷害，這個概念就和永續發展一樣，別的行星跟地球一樣是物種的家鄉，我們希望在地球上活得長久，相同的別人也是。 Vocabulary: *Contamination (n.)汙染 *Bacteria (n.)細菌 *Colonize (v.)殖民 Prevent (v.)預防 Let's Read an article - 好文分享: 📚Title: Capturing the sense of touch could upgrade prosthetics and our digital lives 📚Author: ScienceNews 🌍Link:https://www.sciencenews.org/article/touch-sense-tech-haptics-prosthetics-digital 🎥The Discussion Question from This Episode: If you are a scientist, in what kind of situations do you think we can use this technology? ✏️Upload Your Worksheet and Share Your Answer With Us: https://forms.gle/JivpYHt2yL9samQP7 / Music by moodmode from Pixabay Music by Shiden Beats Music from Pixabay Photo by NASA on Unsplash -- Hosting provided by SoundOn